Untitled

Untitled

Sol LeWitt

2000

gouache

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is a sea of black lines squiggling across a bright blue background. The lines twist and overlap everywhere, filling the whole square space. There’s no clear shape or figure—just a busy, tangled mess of strokes. The artist used a soft, watery paint called gouache, which lets the blue show through the black lines. The effect is almost like looking at a night sky full of tiny, wavy stars. If you like this style, check out gouache to see how other artists use it.

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