UNTITLED

Bruce Conner

1965 · Ink marker on paper matted with mirrored fillets · Modern and Contemporary Art

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.

Artist

Bruce Conner

Date

1965

Medium

Ink marker on paper matted with mirrored fillets

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Mayer Fund, 2001