Untitled
1969
unspecified
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1969
unspecified
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1969 unspecified by Walter Darby Bannard, a Abstract Expressionism work, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting looks like a big, messy splash of color. You see light green and pale yellow backgrounds with thick, uneven strokes of red and orange. Some areas are smooth, while others have rough, drippy marks. The colors don’t quite blend—they sit on top of each other, almost like they were thrown on fast. The paint is thick and sticky, almost like it was applied with a brush or even a knife. It doesn’t look polished; it feels raw and quick, like the artist didn’t spend time fixing mistakes. If you like this style, look up impasto next—it’s the technique of laying paint thickly on canvas.
Walter Darby Bannard was an American abstract painter and professor of art and art history at the University of Miami.
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