Untitled

Untitled

Matt Mullican

1976

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch looks like a quick, messy brainstorm. There’s a stick-figure person holding a box with a face inside. Around them float random objects: a TV, a clock, a lightbulb, and a car. Some shapes are connected by arrows, like a puzzle half-solved. The lines are loose, almost like doodles. The artist scribbled *"to put it all in"* at the bottom—maybe this was a way to organize ideas. The drawing feels more like a notebook page than a finished picture. Check out cross-hatching next to see how artists build detail with just lines.

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