1963
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1963 oil by Zbigniew Makowski, a Abstract Expressionism work, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting looks like two big, dark shapes with a rough, bumpy texture. They sit on a faded orange background with a thick black border. The edges of the shapes are jagged, almost like torn paper. Little squares along the sides hold simple black-and-white patterns—circles, lines, and stars. The colors are mostly dull browns and grays, but the patterns stand out. The texture makes the shapes look heavy and uneven, like something handmade. Check out impasto next to see how thick paint can change a painting’s look.
Zbigniew Makowski (31 January 1930 – 19 August 2019) was a Polish painter. Zbigniew Makowski was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1930. Between 1950 and 1956 Makowski attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, which included…
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