Untitled
1960
oil
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1960
oil
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting looks like three gray panels stuck together. Each panel has a dark, rough nail stuck in it. The paint is thick and messy, almost like it was slapped on. The colors are mostly dull—light gray with some dark spots where the nails are. The nails are the only sharp thing here. They stand out against the soft, blurry paint. This piece is from the early 1960s and uses paint plus nails as materials. Next, check out impasto to see how artists use thick paint like this.
