THE ARTWORK
In Betty Woodman’s Pompeian garden, large vase-like forms and vegetal flourishes interweave in a lively composition. Red, green, light blue and yellow create an ensemble of fields and motifs, while the side areas introduce different graphic rhythms.
The 1992 woodcut connects object and environment: forms do not remain isolated, but participate in a space constructed through colour. The eye can follow the sinuous outlines or dwell on small repeated motifs. The title accompanies a vision of an imagined garden, rich in openings, overlaps and encounters between surfaces.
The 1992 woodcut connects object and environment: forms do not remain isolated, but participate in a space constructed through colour. The eye can follow the sinuous outlines or dwell on small repeated motifs. The title accompanies a vision of an imagined garden, rich in openings, overlaps and encounters between surfaces.