Untitled

Untitled

Sigmar Polke

1983

gouache

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows a big, blurry face with one eye staring down. Under it, a small animal—maybe a bird or rabbit—is tangled in lines. The colors are bright but messy: yellows, pinks, and dark grays. The background has stripes and scribbles that look like they were painted fast. The face seems to float above the animal, like it’s watching something strange. The paint is thin in spots, letting the paper show through. Look up gouache next to see how this soft, watery paint works.

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