Centsprent 1980

This is ‘Centsprent’ by Odette Reydon. There’s a rawness here that gets me thinking about the physical process, the labor, you know? It’s got a bold palette of black, white, and primary colours and some raw marks; look at the figure in the top left, mouth agape. You can imagine the artist, Reydon, maybe wrestling with some feelings, channeling them through a process that’s like therapy, almost. Each square is a kind of visual poem, with lines that aren’t trying to be perfect, more interested in feeling. It reminds me a little of the German Expressionists or maybe some folk art, where the story matters more than perfect technique. It's like Reydon is in conversation with artists across time, all trying to figure out how to make sense of the world through marks and colors.