Untitled
1964
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1964
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1964 ink by Patrick Hughes, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This image is a wall of tiny, repeating text in a grid. The words are all the same size and color—pinkish-red on a white background. The text is packed so tightly it looks like a maze of letters, with no clear start or end. The artist used a screenprinting method, which explains why the words look uniform and crisp. The effect makes the image feel both busy and oddly calm, like a puzzle you can’t solve. If you like this, check out Patrick Hughes for more work like this.
Patrick Hughes (born 20 October 1939) is a British artist working in London. He is the creator of "reverspective", an optical illusion on a three-dimensional surface where the parts of the picture which seem farthest…
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