THE ARTWORK
A black presence with an elongated profile emerges from a light field in Wifredo Lam’s Vingtième parallèle. Pointed shapes, curves and small touches of colour alter its outline, suggesting a fantastical figure.
The etching and aquatint alternate the density of the black with the variety of the background. The eye can recognise a profile and immediately encounter its transformation, following the relationship between human elements, invented forms and lighter traces that accompany the central presence.
The etching and aquatint alternate the density of the black with the variety of the background. The eye can recognise a profile and immediately encounter its transformation, following the relationship between human elements, invented forms and lighter traces that accompany the central presence.