Untitled
1963
oil
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1963
oil
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting is a wall of tight, wavy lines. Blues and yellows repeat in a grid, like rows of fabric or waves in water. The colors shift from dark to bright, but everything stays neat and orderly. The brushstrokes are thick and visible, almost like ridges. It looks handmade, not smooth. Look up impasto next to see how artists use thick paint like this.