Untitled

Untitled

William T. Wiley

1978

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This looks like a paintbrush dipped in watercolors, but it’s not quite right. The bristles are smudged and faded, blending into a soft, messy shape. Inside, there are scribbles—tiny circles, squiggles, and words like *"I love you"* and *"Humor"* written in uneven letters. Some colors bleed together, like pink and green mixing into a muddy gray. The brush shape is the only clear form, but the rest is chaotic. The words and doodles feel random, like someone was playing around with marks and colors. It doesn’t look like a real brush—more like a painting *of* one, but stretched and broken. If you like this kind of abstract, messy art, check out William T. Wiley.

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