Untitled
Günther Förg
German, 1952–2013
1987
Two broad, black ink brushstrokes mark the left and right edges of a sheet of pale yellow paper, the artist distilling a painting’s gestures into a spare, drawn boundary.
What strikes you is the contrast between the flat, quiet yellow center and the tactile, uneven black bands whose ragged edges and streaky brush-hairs emphasize the physical act of drawing.
This work exemplifies Förg’s late-20th-century project of reducing composition to elemental marks and frame-like edges, bridging Minimalist austerity and renewed interest in expressive surface and pictorial architecture.
Medium
Ink on colored paper
Dimensions
9 1/4 x 7" (23.3 x 17.8 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Walter Bareiss
Accession
313.1989
Palette
Art Terms
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