TRANSPARENT DRAWING AT MOMA!

There is a transparent drawing at MOMA! During our travels last week, we were in MOMA in NYC. While we were there to see the Picasso sculpture show, we waded thru the crowds to check out what might be in the architecture and design section.

In the section titled “Endless House, Intersections of Art and Architecture,” there, on the wall, was a transparent drawing. This is cause for celebration. As I have noted in the past, in my experience at least, there is a dearth of transparent drawings.

The drawing above is by Kevin Appel. The media is synthetic polymer paint on paper. With the reflections that occur from the glass covering the artwork, it is difficult to get a clear photo of the work. That’s why there are reflections of ceiling lights and people in the image.

Nevertheless, this drawing meets the requirements of a transparent drawing. The entire form is shown. All sides of the interlocking box forms are shown. It is not digital.

Now grant you, polymer paint is a medium that is technologically far above the lowly watercolor. I can only imagine that the layers could have been applied via airbrush. Or possibly the paint was applied by hand, although I doubt it. Till I saw this image, the use of synthetic polymer paint never occurred to me.

More on the MOMA exhibit later. But I really wanted to share this amazing find.