THE ARTWORK
In Composizione by Piero Ruggeri, a tangle of dark marks gathers at the centre of the sheet, leaving broad, pale margins. The lines overlap, break off and resume in different directions, alternating dense passages with more open areas. Form emerges without closing into a definitive outline.
The etching’s black and white emphasises the character of the gesture and the density of the traces. The eye can follow individual paths or take in the whole as a compact presence. The tension between these two ways of looking keeps the surface alive, economical in its means and varied in its rhythm.
The etching’s black and white emphasises the character of the gesture and the density of the traces. The eye can follow individual paths or take in the whole as a compact presence. The tension between these two ways of looking keeps the surface alive, economical in its means and varied in its rhythm.