Untitled
1999
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1999
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1999 watercolor by Riiko Sakkinen, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows ten colored rectangles on a light background. Each one is a different shade—some look like food (yogurt, mascarpone, lemon) and others like drinks (ron, sandía). The colors are simple but bright, with labels written in tiny, neat letters. The artist used watercolor for the colors and ballpoint pen for the words. The shapes are all rectangles, but the colors vary—some are soft (like vanilla) and others bold (like the deep red of frambuesa). Next, check out watercolor to see how artists use thin, see-through layers.
