1973
watercolor
paperboard
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1973 watercolor by Ray Johnson, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This work is a round collage made of cut-up papers and drawings. A pink square shows a handwritten note: *"Buddha weeping on Blood."* Below it, a black-and-white sketch of a lake with jagged waves is labeled *"Lake Guillotine."* Other pieces include a black triangle with white circles, a small black-and-white drawing of legs, and a blue-tinted rectangle with a faint landscape. The artist glued these fragments together to create a strange, layered scene. The mix of text, shapes, and sketches feels like a puzzle. Next, check out Ray Johnson to see more of his playful collages.
Raymond Edward "Ray" Johnson was an American artist. Known primarily as a collagist and correspondence artist, he was a seminal figure in the history of Neo-Dada and early Pop art and was described as "New York's most…
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