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About this work

This painting shows just a few thin black lines on a blank white background. One short vertical line meets a longer horizontal line at a right angle, like a corner. Above them, a tiny dot and a short dash float alone. The simplicity makes you wonder what’s left out. The artist used ink on see-through paper, which might explain the clean, almost ghostly lines. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shapes with just lines.