Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by Carroll Dunham. It dates from 2022 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled, a 2022 lithograph by American artist Carroll Dunham, exemplifies his persistent exploration of the interplay between abstraction and figuration, characteristic of his practice since the late 1970s.
Subject & Meaning
This composition reflects Dunham's engagement with surrealistic elements and the blurring of abstract and representational forms.
The lithograph depicts a wire cube with three distinct sides: one covered in gray fabric with a swirl pattern, another with red and blue lines, and a third revealing a partially hidden green face. Black hair spills over the edge, set against a background dotted with red splatters. This composition reflects Dunham's engagement with surrealistic elements and the blurring of abstract and representational forms.
Technique & Style
Dunham employed a mix of scribbles and loose lines in the lithograph, imparting a sketchy, dynamic feel. The varied textures and expressive marks, from the fabric pattern to the expressive face and splatters, demonstrate his incorporation of graffiti-influenced techniques.
History & Provenance
Created in 2022, *Untitled* is part of Dunham's later work, continuing his conceptual approach that garnered critical acclaim in the 1980s. The piece is currently held in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
Context
This work situates itself within Dunham's broader practice of challenging boundaries between abstraction and representation, while also reflecting his interest in surrealism and informal, expressive mark-making.
Legacy
As part of Dunham's oeuvre, *Untitled* contributes to his legacy of conceptual and stylistic innovation in contemporary American art, particularly in the realms of abstraction and mixed representational forms.
Artist & collection
Artist
Carroll Dunham (born November 5, 1949) is an American painter. Working since the late 1970s, Dunham's career reached critical renown in the 1980s when he first exhibited with Baskerville + Watson, a decade during which…
