1973
watercolor
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1973 watercolor by William T. Wiley, depicting Fence, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a tangle of lines, scribbles, and splashes in red, blue, and black on white paper. Words like "VICTORY" and "GUARDIANS" pop out in block letters. Some parts look precise, others look like doodles. Wiley made this the same year he started teaching in California. He mixed watercolor with felt-tip pen—unusual for serious art at the time. The words feel like inside jokes or secret codes. If you like this, look up more work by William T. Wiley.
William Thomas Wiley (October 21, 1937 – April 25, 2021) was an American artist. His work spanned a broad range of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, performance, and pinball. At least some of Wiley's…
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