Untitled

Untitled

Philip Taaffe

1990

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows thick, black shapes stacked like uneven columns. Some have white circles cut into them, while others are solid. The background is a mix of pale gray, dirty white, and a few streaks of greenish-brown. The edges look rough, almost like the paint was scraped or wiped on. The circles inside the black shapes are the only real "detail"—they’re the only clean, precise part in an otherwise messy, wavy world. The paint itself looks like it was slapped or dragged on, not carefully brushed. If you like this kind of bold, rough abstraction, check out The Museum of Modern Art for more work like it.

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