Abstract Collage by James Edward Scherbarth: Untitled

Layers of torn white paper stack up like pages from a very quiet diary, with a single flash of pink at the bottom.

This untitled abstract collage is mixed media on paper by James Edward Scherbarth, dated 2018 and signed and dated 12-29-2018 on the verso. White-on-white collage depends on edges and shadows, so the tearing and placing of each piece does most of the work. Several sheets are layered slightly askew, their torn edges catching the light. A ragged pale shape sits at the center, crossed by graphite hatching at the upper right and touched with blue at the left. A streak of pink runs along the lower edge. It is 7 inches wide and 10 high.

Near-white has rarely had this many opinions.