Several of these works introduce
enigmatic fragments of text, which are quotations, puns, or snippets of conversation that are invented by the artist.
Not exact matches
The highlight
of a section on art and language, for example, is the 1976 artists» book, «Foirades / Fizzles,» featuring five
enigmatic text fragments in French and English by Samuel Beckett and 33 prints by Johns.
His
enigmatic work, conjuring the dry, flat surfaces
of 1940s easel - size abstraction, incorporates
fragmented pieces
of text, code, and other symbols.
Thirteen predominantly black canvases are characterized by a profusion
of broad, frenetic brush strokes, scattered knots
of scratchy white lines and a few stray
fragments of enigmatic text.