Untitled

About this work

This painting shows a white figure with a black hat and raised arms, cut from paper and pasted onto a messy background. The colors are mostly dark—blacks, greens, and blues—with some purple and pink streaks. The figure looks stiff, like it’s been glued down, while the background is smudged with paint and pencil marks. The artist used real printed text on the hat, which adds a strange, mixed-up feel. The whole thing looks like collage—layers of paper, paint, and even typewriting. Check out Uwe Tobias, Gert Tobias to see more of their layered, text-heavy work.