Untitled

Untitled

Yuri Masnyj

2003

gouache

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing shows a simple scene with a few odd details. There’s a black rectangle on the left, like a door or a wall. Nearby, a small building with three blocks sits on a flat ground, and a red line cuts across it. A black pole holds up a flag that looks like a wavy line, with a few colored squares on it. A black bottle and some scattered lines and circles fill the rest of the space. The flag’s wavy shape stands out—it’s not realistic, but more like a sketchy mark. The artist mixed different materials, like pencil and cut-out paper, to make it look both rough and precise. If you like this mix of shapes and materials, check out gouache next.

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