Time Silhouette 1969

Edward Landon created this intriguing print, probably around the middle of the 20th century. The flat planes of olive green and muted rose are bisected by bold black lines, shapes, and curves. I can imagine Landon at work, carefully registering each color, layer upon layer. The surface has a textured feel, like handmade paper. There’s a sense of both precision and play, as if Landon is both following a plan and allowing for happy accidents. The shapes almost read as letters, or maybe architectural forms in silhouette. I keep thinking about the relationships between solid forms and the voids in between. This piece seems to speak to a larger conversation happening at the time, with artists exploring abstraction, flatness, and the power of simple forms to evoke complex emotions. There is a conversation between artists across time, where a dialogue of marks, colours and forms creates something new.