Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink drawing by Kerstin Kartscher. It dates from 2002 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Kerstin Kartscher's 2002 drawing, Untitled, is a mixed-media work held at The Museum of Modern Art. It combines cut-and-pasted printed paper with ink and felt-tip pen on two sheets of paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a bird, possibly an ostrich, peering over a rocky outcropping amidst a dense thicket of red and black foliage with varied leaf forms and tiny flowers.
Technique & Style
Kartscher employed a collage technique, layering cut-and-pasted paper and applying ink to achieve a textured, dimensional effect. The rock and foliage have a rough, sketchy quality, while the bird's form is smoother.
Artist & collection
Artist
Kerstin Kartscher is a German artist who lives and works in London. Her central medium is drawing. Often her works evolve out of combining finely detailed drawings with found objects, or man made materials, that can be…
