Untitled

Untitled

Shoichi Ida

1987

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows a simple square with a big circle cut in half. The top half of the circle is filled with a light peach color, while the bottom half is left blank. Thin black lines divide the square into four equal parts, and the edges of the paper show some faint marks. The light peach color looks soft and slightly uneven, like it was made by hand. The artist used a mix of printing methods to create this effect. Next, look up technique: chiaroscuro to see how light and dark work in other art.

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