Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a gouache drawing by Nicola Tyson. It dates from 1998 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a 1998 drawing by Nicola Tyson, created with gouache and pencil on paper. It is part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a figure with its skin peeled back, revealing a skeleton. The face is blurred, and the body is predominantly white with a central black stripe. The exposed bones are rendered in a light pink hue, contributing to the image's unsettling yet familiar quality.
Technique & Style
Tyson employed a flat, simplified style, utilizing a restricted color palette that includes shades of gray, pink, and black. The overall effect is one of graphic simplicity, with the artist's use of gouache and pencil creating a distinctive visual texture.
Artist & collection
Artist
Nicola Tyson is a British painter who lives in New York. Her work consists of what she describes as "psycho-figuration", and is primarily concerned with issues of identity, gender and sexuality.
