untitled (calligraphic drawing)

Brion Gysin, artist

1916–1986

untitled (calligraphic drawing), 1959

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: ink; paper; gouache

Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 28 x 38 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 11 x 14 15/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 16 x 20 in

Credit line: Loaned by the Estate of William S. Burroughs

Accession number: L1990.014

Not on display

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Resounding Spirit: Japanese Contemporary Art of the 1960s

English-born painter and writer Brion Gysin, best-known as the inventor of the “cut-up” technique of language-collage that he pioneered with American writer and painter William S. Burroughs (1914-1998), was fascinated by and experimented with language and abstract structure throughout his career. The rhythmic patterns used in this drawing further demonstrate his serious interest in Japanese and Arabic calligraphy.