THE ARTWORK
In this photolithograph by Giuliano Della Casa, a surface recalling brickwork occupies the centre of the sheet. The margins break off and recede irregularly, while light lines cross the field and introduce a more delicate geometric construction.
The composition brings the texture’s substance into dialogue with precision of line. The surrounding white isolates the form and reveals its discontinuities, inviting attention to the relationship between solid areas and openings. The eye can recognise an architectural reference or dwell on the surface’s rhythms, keeping the image’s reading open.
The composition brings the texture’s substance into dialogue with precision of line. The surrounding white isolates the form and reveals its discontinuities, inviting attention to the relationship between solid areas and openings. The eye can recognise an architectural reference or dwell on the surface’s rhythms, keeping the image’s reading open.