Untitled
2003
paint
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
2003
paint
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting looks like a tangled web of orange lines crisscrossing a blue-gray background. The lines form shapes that almost look like a face or a mask in the center, but it’s hard to tell. There are red and black dots scattered everywhere, and the whole thing feels busy and layered, like something built up over time. The paint is thick in places, giving it a textured, almost 3D look. The colors are mostly cool blues and warm oranges, with some white and black mixed in. It doesn’t look like a traditional portrait or landscape—more like an abstract explosion of lines and shapes. Check out impasto to see how artists use thick paint like this.