Three grey strokes hold the whole composition in a triangulated, unstable balance - two short parallel diagonals bracketed by a longer arc that crosses their axis before continuing downward. Something of the discipline of East Asian calligraphic ink work is present in the weighting, that same trust that a small number of gestures, correctly placed, can carry the whole argument. The suspension here feels entirely intentional rather than accidental.
Three grey strokes hold the whole composition in a triangulated, unstable balance - two short parallel diagonals bracketed by a longer arc that crosses their axis before continuing downward. Something of the discipline of East Asian calligraphic ink work is present in the weighting, that same trust that a small number of gestures, correctly placed, can carry the whole argument. The suspension here feels entirely intentional rather than accidental.
- Curatorial note, wifärt gallery