Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a drawing by Gianfredo Camesi. It dates from 1969 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled, a 1969 artwork by Swiss artist Gianfredo Camesi, is a typewriting on paper piece that explores the intersection of text and geometric form.
Subject & Meaning
The work features three labeled lines of text—'une horizontale', 'une diagonale', 'une verticale'—paired with corresponding dotted patterns, examining the relationship between linguistic description and visual representation.
Technique & Style
Camesi utilized a typewriter to create uneven, hand-crafted letters and dots, emphasizing the tactile nature of the medium and the imperfections of mechanical mark-making.
History & Provenance
Created during Camesi's transitional period toward text-based compositions in the late 1960s, the piece is now part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection.
Artist & collection
Artist
Gianfredo Camesi (24 March 1940 – 18 November 2025) was a Swiss painter. Camesi moved to Geneva in 1960 where he started experimenting with painting and sculpture. Towards the end of the 1960s, he started his…
