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UNTITLED

Bruce Conner American
1965
Not on view
In this work a dense accumulation of marks forms labyrinthine patterns and passageways suggestive of both microscopic and macroscopic forms. Thanks in large part to the contrast of light and dark, Conner’s strokes seem to swirl and flicker, twitch and pulse, creating a deliberately visionary, hallucinogenic effect. The mirrored fillets that surround the edges of the drawing illusionistically extend the composition into space.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: UNTITLED
  • Artist: Bruce Conner (American, McPherson, Kansas 1933–2008 San Francisco, California)
  • Date: 1965
  • Medium: Porous point pen and black ink on paper, in artist frame with mirrored fillets
  • Dimensions: 9 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (24.8 × 24.8 cm)
    Frame (AF.2001.434.1): 18 3/4 × 18 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (47.6 × 47 × 3.2 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Mayer Fund, 2001
  • Object Number: 2001.434.1
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2010 Conner Family Trust, San Francisco / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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