Untitled

Work on Paper

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Untitled

Entry/Object ID

2021.19

Description

Abstract geometric drawing with green, gold, blue, white, black, and gray coloring

Artwork Details

Medium

colored pencil ink on paper

Context

Untitled belongs to a series of drawings and sculptures created by O’Brien leading up to his major exhibition of sculpture at the Renaissance Society in 2011 curated by Hamza Walker and his solo exhibition at the MCA in 2014 curated by Naomi Beckwith. For O’Brien, drawing is not merely a preparatory or preliminary practice, but an economical and expedient way to produce work in contrast to the more labor-intensive ceramic sculptures. This work is notably more muted in terms of its use of color, but nonetheless is exemplary of O’Brien’s use of abstraction and repetition. The simple yet dense geometrical shapes create an almost architectural effect reminiscent of stained glass.

Acquisition

Accession

2021.17-19

Source or Donor

Julie Campbell, Shane Campbell

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Julie and Shane Campbell

Made/Created

Artist

William OBrien

Date made

2007

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

Abstract (modern European style), European

Hierarchy Name

Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)

Facet

Styles and Periods Facet

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Abstract drawings

Dimensions

Height

14 in

Width

17 in