Untitled (TV Static)

1982

Nam June Paik

Associated Names
Nam June Paik

Artist, American, born South Korea, 1932 - 2006

The image displays a series of black lines that are erratic and intertwining to form an abstract composition. These lines scribble across the page in a chaotic pattern, resembling tangled yarn or a dense forest of branches overlapping one another. The lines enclose an area that hints at a rectangular shape, but with no clear borders, leaving it open to interpretation. The abstract nature of the drawing evokes memories of hurried handwriting or the energetic movements of dance captured in a still form.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Hakuta Family

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.32 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.61.17


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ken and Maria Luisa Hakuta, Miami; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Paik '82

Wikidata ID

Q64618016

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