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Human in the LoopJonathan Harrell’s Commonplace Book

An abstract painting featuring flowing, curving black lines and shapes on a light textured background, evoking a sense of movement and depth.
The Glory of the Kings, by Erol Akyavas
An abstract painting dominated by dark brown and black organic shapes, with hints of white and gray. Some shapes resemble faces or figures, while others are geometric.
The Mosque, by Ibrahim El-Salahi
A group of six slender, abstract metal sculptures of varying heights, with geometric and organic shapes, displayed against a plain background, resembling totems or ancient symbols.
Encounter, by Dorothy Dehner
A muted, textured abstract piece with organic patterns and rough, earthy shades of gray, beige, and black, featuring subtle lines and relief-like markings.
Gray Relief on Black, by Antoni Tàpies
An abstract artwork featuring overlapping scribbles, numbers, and words in various shades of black, brown, and beige, layered on a textured surface, evoking a sense of chaos or confusion.
Add, by Sarah Grilo
A densely packed grid of hand-drawn symbols and shapes in black, white, and gray, arranged in rows and columns, resembling a coded or ancient script.
Untitled, by Shuji Mukai
An abstract painting with large blocks of muted yellow, blue, and white, softly blending at the edges, evoking a sense of minimalism and calm.
No. 10, Mark Rothko
A soft, abstract painting with blended browns, blacks, and off-whites, creating organic shapes across a neutral background with a faded reddish border.
No. 5/No. 24, by Mark Rothko
An abstract artwork featuring a rough, circular gray form with a textured surface, displayed on a canvas with off-white corners.
Guano-Round, by Judit Reigl
An abstract painting with thick, bold strokes of red paint, creating textured layers with varying shades of crimson and orange.
Untitled, by Kazuo Shiraga
A vintage television placed on a pedestal, its screen displaying a single vertical blue line glowing against a dark background.
Zen for TV, by Nam June Paik
A muted abstract painting featuring a black triangle, a white circle, a red circle connected by a thin yellow line, and irregular black and blue lines against a textured, brownish background.
Birth of the World, by Joan Miró
A minimalist painting featuring two overlapping white squares on a light textured background, creating a subtle interplay of shadows and tones.
White on White, by Kazimir Malevich
A dark, abstract portrait of a person seated in a confined space, with geometric yellow lines framing their form, and their face contorted in an expression of anguish.
Study for Portrait VII, by Francis Bacon
A triptych of abstract portraits, each showing a distorted human face with blurred, swirling features on dark backgrounds, evoking a sense of unease.
Study for Three Heads, by Francis Bacon
A set of four surreal black-and-white drawings depicting otherworldly landscapes with strange, skeletal figures, floating structures, and barren, dreamlike deserts.
Hide, War!, by Toyen
A surreal painting of a woman’s form made from rounded, multicolored stones, partially submerged in water, with a calm shoreline and horizon in the distance.
Stone Woman, by Meret Oppenheim
A minimalist landscape painting of blue and gray mountain peaks in layers, fading into the background under a muted, cloudy sky.
Mountains Opposite Agnuzzo, by Meret Oppenheim
A stylized painting of a house with dark blue walls and windows glowing orange, surrounded by blue-green foliage, set against a bright yellow sky with orange clouds.
An Evening in the Year, by Meret Oppenheim