Untitled

Untitled

Walter Marques

1966

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This print is mostly black with two bright red-brown circles hanging in the air. Below them, a dark, blobby figure leans forward, arms outstretched like it’s reaching for something. Tiny white lines and shapes float around the circles, almost like scribbles or notes. The artist used a method where ink sits on raised lines, creating sharp edges against the dark background. That’s how the circles and figure stand out so clearly. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this one carve into metal plates.

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