Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a graphite drawing by Gabriel Orozco. It dates from 1997 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled, a drawing by Gabriel Orozco from 1997, combines ink, colored pencil, and cut-and-pasted printed paper on paper, resulting in a distinctive mixed-media artwork.
Subject & Meaning
The piece incorporates repurposed airline tickets and travel forms, transformed through collage techniques into an abstract, circular arrangement, recontextualizing mundane travel ephemera into a work of art.
Technique & Style
Characterized by irregularly shaped, overlapping elements in predominantly blue and white hues, with handwritten annotations and stamps, the work features a three-dimensional quality due to the slightly elevated, tilted fragments.
History & Provenance
Untitled is part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection, reflecting the institution's interest in contemporary mixed-media and conceptual practices.
Artist & collection
Artist
Gabriel Orozco is a Mexican artist. He gained his reputation in the early 1990s for his exploration of drawing, photography, sculpture and installation. In 1998, Francesco Bonami called Orozco "one of the most…
