Untitled

1988

Stephen Ellis

Associated Names
Stephen Ellis

Artist, American, born 1951

The image displays a grid of vertical and horizontal lines mixed with bold, dark dripping streaks that create movement and flow. The abstract design resembles musical notes on a sheet of music or rain on a windowpane. The contrast of the ordered grid with the organic drips suggests a merging of nature and structure, with overlapping shapes hinting at the familiar within the abstract.
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The image shows a grid pattern created by an arrangement of horizontal and vertical lines in the central area. Dark blotches are scattered across the grid, resembling ink stains, and disrupting the orderly pattern.

Untitled

Stephen Ellis

1988

This is a photograph of a book cover. The cover is light-colored with the title "JAPANESE GOTHIC" printed in red text on a rectangular white label towards the upper center. Above the title, the name "Stephen Ellis" is written in a smaller red font. Below the title, "Alfred Kren · Köln" is also printed in red. The background fabric has a subtle textured pattern, and there are a few small spots and marks visible on the surface.

Japanese Gothic

Stephen Ellis

1988

The image shows an array of vertical lines varying in thickness, creating a striped pattern. Dark blotches intersect with the lines, resembling splatters or spills.

Untitled

Stephen Ellis

1988

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

in pencil: lower right, (artist's signature); lower center, XII; lower left, 4/15

Wikidata ID

Q76454679

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