New Nifty on the Block
New Nifty on the Block (NNOTB) moves between small characters, grouped figures and heads that fill their surroundings. Its galleries follow different ways of looking: at a stance, a repeated mark, a mouth, a patch of light or a face among crossing lines. The short open-space gallery offers a starting point; other questions invite longer comparisons.
Collection history
NNOTB stands for New Nifty on the Block, as recorded on the collector’s earlier collection entrance. The archived title family includes the numbered sequence and distinct special or fork drawings. Repeated numbers retain separate drawing identities; title order and recorded creation order remain different ways of navigating the collection.
Collector’s earlier account · Read the earlier gallery
A Figure in Open Space
What changes when a figure has room around it?
Enter galleryFigures and company
Characters in Silhouette
How much can a solid shape tell us?
The Body Makes a Gesture
Where does movement begin in a still drawing?
Figures in Company
When do separate figures begin to form a group?
Finding Faces in a Crowd
What lets one face emerge from a crowded drawing?
Characters Beyond the Human Face
What makes a shape read as a character?
Places and marks
Heads and features
Looking into Circles
When is a circle an eye, and when is it a pattern?
Two Sides of a Face
How does a face hold together when its two sides differ?
The Shape of a Mouth
How do similar teeth leave an expression unresolved?
Heads Emerging from Darkness
Which marks let a face become visible against a dark ground?
Building the Head
What gives a drawn head its structure?