Untitled

About this work

This painting shows big blocks of color—mostly a deep red-purple and bright green—split by thin white lines that look like cracks or veins. The edges are uneven, and the colors bleed slightly where they meet. A narrow orange stripe runs along the left side, and the whole thing has a rough, handmade border. The artist used woodcut, a technique where artists carve into wood and print the design. The way the colors mix at the edges feels loose, like ink spreading. Check out more about woodcut to see how this fits into printmaking.

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