2016
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 2016 ink by Vija Celmins, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows a sea of tiny white dots on a black background. The dots vary in size—some are bright pinpricks, others glow a little softer. They’re scattered unevenly, like stars in a night sky, but no shapes or figures stand out. The artist used a printmaking method called *mezzotint*, which creates those tiny, precise marks. The effect feels quiet, almost like staring into the dark and letting your eyes adjust. Next, check out the artist Vija Celmins to see how she turned real skies into these prints.
Vija Celmins ( VEE-yə SEL-məns; Latvian: Vija Celmiņa; Latvian pronunciation: ; born October 25, 1938) is a Latvian American visual artist best known for photo-realistic paintings and drawings of natural environments…
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