Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an oil painting by the Contemporary Abstract artist Joan Snyder. It dates from 2023 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a mixed-media work by Joan Snyder, created in 2023, held at The Museum of Modern Art.
Technique & Style
The painting combines oil and acrylic paint with various materials, including papier-mâché, straw, flower stems, and rosebuds, applied to a linen surface. The resulting texture is rough and uneven, with thick paint and embedded objects creating a layered, collage-like effect.
Subject & Meaning
The work is abstract, featuring a mix of colors, including pinks, blues, and browns, applied in a manner that suggests expressive freedom rather than representational intent.
Artist & collection
Artist
Joan Snyder is an American painter from New York. She is a MacArthur Fellow, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow (1974).
