Untitled

Untitled

Yozo Hamaguchi

1957

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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This picture shows almost nothing but black. In the top half, there’s a small, pale oval shape floating in the dark. Below it, a bundle of rolled fabric sits on the right side, tied with a thin rope. The artist used only light and shadow to make these shapes stand out. The fabric looks real, but the rest is just a flat, dark background. Want to see more work like this? Check out chiaroscuro.

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