Untitled

About this work

This painting shows a dark, shiny garment wrapped around a cylindrical object. The garment is tied with chains and has buttons down the front. It's wrapped around the object like a sleeve, with the top open and the bottom closed. The background is a plain, light color. The artist used a mezzotint technique to create this image. Mezzotint is a way of making prints that involves roughening a metal plate to create different shades of gray. This technique gives the painting a soft, textured look. If you like this style, you might want to check out more works by the artist, Wolfgang Gäfgen.