THE ARTWORK
In Stanley William Hayter’s Styx, red bands cross an interweaving of green, grey and purple forms. Curves intersect and change direction, creating a field in which no element remains entirely still or separate from the others.
The 1974 etching and soft-ground etching connects the rhythm of line with chromatic intensity. The eye can follow a single band or be guided by overlaps, encountering depths that change along the way. The title offers an evocative reference, while the composition retains its own abstract energy of continuity, contrasts and reciprocal transformations.
The 1974 etching and soft-ground etching connects the rhythm of line with chromatic intensity. The eye can follow a single band or be guided by overlaps, encountering depths that change along the way. The title offers an evocative reference, while the composition retains its own abstract energy of continuity, contrasts and reciprocal transformations.