Untitled 2021

This etching, made by EtchingRoom1 around 2016, shows a scene like a half remembered dream, rendered in stark black and white. The artist embraces the process, letting the ink's texture speak as much as the lines themselves. There's a real tension here, a flatness that somehow feels deep. The bold, graphic shapes and the slightly awkward perspective gives the whole scene a kind of edgy charm. Notice the television, how its screen mirrors the same blank expression as the characters in the room. It's as if the TV isn't just a source of entertainment, but a mirror reflecting something strange and unsettling about the human condition. I'm reminded a bit of some of the early German Expressionist prints, like those by Kirchner, where the artists used distortion to convey intense emotional states. This print has a similar feel, a kind of raw, unfiltered glimpse into a slightly off-kilter world. It's a reminder that art doesn't always have to be pretty, it can also be a bit weird, a bit uncomfortable, and all the more powerful for it.