Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a graphite print by Liliana Porter. It dates from 1973 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
The soldier looks real, but he’s just a cheap figurine—yet the lines make him feel huge, like he’s walking across a desert.
You see a tiny toy soldier standing on a blank sheet of paper, pencil lines stretching out from his feet like a map.
Porter made this in 1973, when artists were playing with scale and reality. The soldier looks real, but he’s just a cheap figurine—yet the lines make him feel huge, like he’s walking across a desert. The mix of photoetching (a printmaking trick) and hand-drawn pencil makes the image feel both mechanical and personal.
If you like how small things can feel big, look up *etching*.
Artist & collection
Artist
Liliana Porter is an Argentine contemporary artist working in a wide variety of media, including photography, printmaking, painting, drawing, installation, video, theater, and public art.
