Lino cut on fineart paper A/P
Title " The futility of knowing the spinning earth is hurtling through space in a galaxy that is spinning and also moving and we are made up of mainly water - this makes me scream a primal scream. "
I have had some lino the soft type for cutting and linoleum cutter set and inks stored away guess I was going to use it sometime or that was what I was thinking when I purchased.
So the first one I made was awful this is my second attempt , now must I list the interesting things about lino cuts , I guess they are a lot more tactile and slow the lino is physical and demands a certain type of line. One must plan a cut or design and really stick to it .
Ok so this image is pretty primitive I felt primitive making it believe me. There is an obvious influence and I have given it a kind of a long title, the mark making reminded me of rock art at the Neolithic site like Newgrange and Knowth on the Boyne valley. What do the Neolithic markings mean ?
Title " The futility of knowing the spinning earth is hurtling through space in a galaxy that is spinning and also moving and we are made up of mainly water - this makes me scream a primal scream. " So I was influenced by Edvard Munch, The Scream, and his quote "I felt a large scream pass through nature". This really resonates with me , and I tried to think of this or what could make me scream like this. I think there are many moments in life we just cannot cope and want to scream but an intellectual dead end when I try comprehend existence and the insignificance of humanity in the universe , just might make me scream like this.
Unfortunately the image is not as interesting as the concept behind it and its influences more of an exercise in nostalgia.
Paul Woods
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