Untitled
2001
charcoal
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
2001
charcoal
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 2001 charcoal by Vija Celmins, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This is just a field of tiny dots on a dark gray background. The dots are all different sizes—some bright, some faint. They’re packed close together, like a starry night sky but without any shapes or patterns. The artist used charcoal to make these dots. It looks like they rubbed the charcoal lightly over the paper, leaving marks that fade in and out. Look up scumbling to see how artists create soft, blended effects like this.
