Untitled

Untitled

Niele Toroni

1971

gouache

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is mostly a light beige square with six small black rectangles. Three are on top, three on the bottom, all the same size. The black looks thick and slightly uneven, like it was brushed on by hand. The artist made it simple on purpose—no extra shapes or colors. It’s just those six marks on a flat background, making you notice how they’re spaced out. If you like this kind of clean, minimal art, check out gouache to learn more about the paint used.

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