Untitled
1992
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
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Willie Cole
Willie Cole is a contemporary American sculptor, printer, and conceptual and visual artist.
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graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1992 graphite by Willie Cole, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a wooden window frame holding a sheet of paper marked with dark, wavy lines that look like burns. Those marks weren’t made with a brush—they’re scorch prints from a steam iron. Cole pressed the hot iron onto the paper, turning a household tool into a kind of stamp. The iron’s shape is hidden in the pattern, like a ghost of everyday work. If you like how ordinary objects become art, look up the technique of stippling.
Willie Cole is a contemporary American sculptor, printer, and conceptual and visual artist.
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