THE ARTWORK
In this etching and aquatint by Ralph Gibson from the Metafora portfolio, two adjacent images bring curved surfaces into dialogue with broad black areas. Chiaroscuro creates differences in volume, while the sharp cropping of the visual field makes the forms both tangible and difficult to identify.
The pair invites attention to similarities and shifts, moving from one image to the other. The documented publication fold belongs to the sheet and accompanies its division. Movement arises chiefly from the comparison between light and shadow, the continuity of curves and the precision of the edges.
The pair invites attention to similarities and shifts, moving from one image to the other. The documented publication fold belongs to the sheet and accompanies its division. Movement arises chiefly from the comparison between light and shadow, the continuity of curves and the precision of the edges.