Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a gouache drawing by Kathy Butterly. It dates from 2003 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a 2003 drawing by Kathy Butterly, an American artist, featuring a mix of materials including gouache, pencil, and toy eyes on paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a cloud-shaped tree with toy eyes peeking through its branches, standing on a curved line resembling a shoe or shoeprint, set against a light yellow background. The image has a dreamlike or ambiguous quality.
Technique & Style
The work combines various media, including gouache, pencil, colored pencil, cut-and-pasted printed paper, toy eyes, and string. The use of real toy eyes and string adds a tactile, collage-like element to the drawing.
Artist & collection
Artist
Kathy Butterly is an American sculptor born in Amityville, New York, in 1963. She lives and works in New York City. Butterly received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in…
