Untitled
1965
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1965
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting looks like a bunch of black blobs on a light background. The shapes are uneven and wobbly, some stacked or overlapping. A few have rough edges, like scribbles or smudges. The whole thing feels messy but controlled, like someone splashed paint and then thought, "Yeah, that works." The artist used a screenprinting method—ink pushed through a stencil onto glass. That’s why the lines look sharp but the colors are flat. The blobs don’t look like anything real, but they still feel like faces or figures. Check out Philip Guston for more of his bold, unexpected work.