Untitled
1972
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1972
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This looks like a close-up of a fuzzy, pixelated image. The whole thing is in shades of gray, with no clear shapes—just a blur of light and dark spots. It’s framed by a thin border, and the paper it’s printed on has a slightly yellowed edge. The texture looks like it was made by a computer, not painted by hand. That’s unusual for art back then. Check out Waldemar Cordeiro to see how he used early tech in his work.