Untitled

Untitled

Tomie Ohtake

1982

acrylic

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is two big black shapes split down the middle by a thin red line. The left shape is a deep, rounded curve. The right one is flatter, like a mirror image. The background is a solid, dark red—no details, just color. The artist used thick paint for the black shapes, so you can almost see brushstrokes. It’s simple but feels heavy, like the colors are pushing against each other. Next, check out impasto to see how thick paint like this works.

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