Untitled

Untitled

Takehisa Kosugi

1964

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image shows three sheets of paper stuck together unevenly. The top sheet has a faint, smudged gray shape that looks like a half-formed face or figure. Below it, the middle sheet has sharp black lines—some straight, some jagged—like scribbled notes or broken edges. The bottom sheet has small ink splatters and torn bits of paper glued on, giving it a rough, messy look. The artist used pencil, ink, and even cut-and-pasted scraps to build this piece. It feels raw, like a sketch that got layered over time. Look up lithography next to see how this printmaking process works.

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