2000
pastel
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 2000 pastel by Nayland Blake, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows three black stars hanging from ropes. One star is shaped like a cat’s face with a white dot for an eye. The background is a plain, light color. The stars and ropes look rough and fuzzy, like they’re drawn fast. The cat-star stands out—it’s the only one with a face. The artist used soft, smudgy lines to make everything feel a little messy. It’s not a perfect drawing, but that’s the point. If you like this style, check out pastel to see how artists use soft colors.
Nayland Blake is an American artist whose focus is on interracial attraction, same-sex love, and intolerance of the prejudice toward them.
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