Untitled
1967
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1967
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting shows a tangled mess of lines in gray and brown, with a few yellow-green streaks near the bottom. The marks look like scribbles or maybe roots, all packed together. The edges are neat, but the middle feels chaotic. The artist used a technique where ink is rubbed onto a smooth stone before pressing paper onto it. This lets them create lots of fine, repeated lines. Look up lithography to see how this process works.