Open Studio From Home: / Julie Mehretu Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 11–11:40 am

Open Studio From Home:
Julie Mehretu

Sat, Apr 10, 2021
11–11:40 am

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A complex and abstract line drawing featuring a whirl of intricate lines, geometric shapes, and scribbles in black and white, with sparse use of color—yellow, orange, and a prominent blue arc. The artwork is on a white background and appears to be a modern or contemporary piece, signed and dated by the artist in the bottom right corner.
A complex and abstract line drawing featuring a whirl of intricate lines, geometric shapes, and scribbles in black and white, with sparse use of color—yellow, orange, and a prominent blue arc. The artwork is on a white background and appears to be a modern or contemporary piece, signed and dated by the artist in the bottom right corner.

Julie Mehretu, Untitled, 2000. Etching, aquatint, engraving, and dry point with chine-collé and stencil, sheet: 22 × 29 7/8 in. (55.9 × 75.9 cm) Plate: 17 3/4 × 21 7/8 in. (45.1 × 55.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Director's Discretionary Fund 2012.147.6. © Julie Mehretu

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Families with kids of all ages

You are invited to Open Studio From Home, free weekly online art classes with Whitney educators! Participants will experiment, create, and learn together with at-home art materials.  

Julie Mehretu makes large-scale artworks that are built up through layers of paint, pencil, pen, and ink. She takes her visual vocabulary from maps, urban planning grids, and architectural forms. These are combined to make dynamic works that blur the line between abstraction and figuration.

Together, we will gather unique materials from around our homes. Then, we will create our own layered compositions!

Materials:

  • Clear plastic wrap, sheets of tracing paper, or clear acetate
  • Sharpie markers 
  • Masking tape
  • Optional:
    • Acrylic paint
    • Nail polish

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