Untitled

Untitled

Thomas Minkler

1965

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is a messy, dark tangle of colors. You see thick black lines crisscrossing, with splashes of yellow, white, and purple peeking through. Shapes look like they’re fighting to stand out but end up blending together. The edges are rough, almost like scribbles. The artist used a technique where ink is pressed onto a flat stone, then rolled onto paper—this is how the colors got so layered and uneven. It’s not a clear picture of anything; it’s more about the feel of the marks. Look up lithography to see how this printing method works.

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