THE ARTWORK
In Betty Woodman’s Picking plum blossoms, large vase-like forms are arranged across a horizontal field traversed by colours and motifs. Green, purple, red and yellow articulate the scene, while dark outlines and internal marks make each presence different from the others.
The 2008 woodcut invites figure and background to be read together. Colour bands connect the clusters, yet variations in outline keep movement alive. The title suggests a natural horizon developed through a free, decorative construction. The eye passes between forms, continually encountering new correspondences between rhythm, surface and colour.
The 2008 woodcut invites figure and background to be read together. Colour bands connect the clusters, yet variations in outline keep movement alive. The title suggests a natural horizon developed through a free, decorative construction. The eye passes between forms, continually encountering new correspondences between rhythm, surface and colour.