Untitled

Untitled

Romas Viesulas

1960

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image is a black-and-white print with lots of messy lines and shapes. You can barely make out faces or figures tangled together. Some parts look like they’re scribbled fast, while others have sharp, jagged edges. The whole thing feels chaotic, with no clear focus. The artist used a technique where ink is pressed onto a flat stone, then rolled onto paper. That’s how the lines got so sharp in some spots. Next, check out lithography to see how it works.

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