2015
chalk
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 2015 chalk by Titus Kaphar, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a person’s face and shoulders. The background is plain, almost like a shadow, while the face stands out in soft chalk lines. The skin and clothes are drawn with careful strokes, some areas darker than others, giving a sense of depth. The artist used chalk on a dark surface, which makes the lines glow slightly. This technique makes the face look almost carved out of the background. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how this effect works.
Titus Kaphar is an American contemporary painter and filmmaker whose work reconfigures and regenerates art history to include African-American subjects.
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