Untitled

Untitled

Silvia Bächli

2007

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This is just a long, thin line of ink on white paper. It starts at a right angle, then bends slightly, fading out toward the right edge. The line looks uneven, almost like it was drawn by hand but not perfectly straight. The simplicity makes you notice small things—the way the ink darkens near the corner, then lightens as it stretches out. It’s just one line, but it fills the whole page. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shapes with lines.

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