Artwork

Untitled

Untitled, by Hayley Tompkins, 2001
Untitled, by Hayley Tompkins, 2001

Untitled is a drawing by Hayley Tompkins. It dates from 2001 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

About this work

Overview

Untitled is a 2001 work by Hayley Tompkins, held at The Museum of Modern Art. It is a drawing on a crumpled magazine page.

Subject & Meaning

The work features a face painted on a distorted yellow magazine page, with red and brown hues blending into the paper's wrinkles. The rough, smudged portrait appears to be melting, exploiting the page's irregular shape.

Technique & Style

Thick, impasto paint is used, creating a textured surface with visible ridges. The artist's use of the crumpled paper's topography adds to the portrait's uneven, distorted appearance.

Artist & collection

This work is in the public domain (CC0). Image source: Museum of Modern Art open access. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.