Romance Of Black And White (1) Comments
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The eternal encounter between white and black is an abstraction of polarities. Rendered visually it encapsulates the theme of complementary forces unfolding. A local corner of the cosmic swirl can be writ large in imagination, or maybe it defeats all attempts at resonance and leaves the viewer in a blind alley, where shadows evoke the bruises of passing seasons. In certain phases the eternal romance of black and white may quote its own history, or fetishize technique, or the unmaking of an image can generate new effects. For instance, coarse pixelation can be re-engulfed in mists.
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Very thoughtful thoughts indeed! Although prose, I can discern a lot of poesy in this write. About light and darkness, once I wondered in a philosophical essay if there could be a world ruled by total darkness in which an Einstein sat and chuckled “the speed of darkness is a natural constant and it is 186,000 miles per second”. Polarities are a baffling and amusing subject. Will send the essay link by mail. (10)
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7/29/2025 10:17:39 AM # 1.0.0
I was inspired to write this suite by Nico Vassilakis' series of black & white monoprints. The prints are collected in a mini-book titled TEXTLESS, published by Edwin Sellors' Ragged Lion Press