Untitled
1980
wood
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1980
wood
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting is a messy collage. It’s made of scraps—old photos, fabric, newspaper clippings, and bits of paper. Some pieces look like landscapes, others like faces or animals. The colors are faded, with blues, reds, and yellows mixed in. A flag is in the middle, and there’s a checkered cloth on the right side. The artist glued everything down in no clear order. It’s like a puzzle with no rules. The scraps overlap and don’t match up neatly. Want to see how this kind of art works? Look up Robert Rauschenberg.