Portal 1993

This is Robert Keyser's print, Portal, and it looks like it came into being through some kind of printmaking process, maybe a linocut, where the image is carved out, inked up, and pressed onto paper. Keyser’s gone for a limited palette here, right? Just black and white, and then that border, that simple blue rectangle. It’s like he’s saying, "Here's the stage," and what happens inside that frame is the performance. Those bold black lines, they kind of dance and weave, forming shapes that feel both familiar and totally abstract. There's a boldness to those gestures, a real confidence, but also a kind of openness, like he's inviting you to complete the picture yourself. The more I look, the more I wonder, what was Keyser thinking? Is he trying to break free or just create a world within a world? So many possibilities!