Reclining Nude

This is a woodcut print by Max Weber. It’s just lines on paper, yet somehow it’s a whole reclining nude. It’s about seeing how a few marks can conjure a world. The grainy texture in the dark background and the figure, it feels almost like a drawing. I keep thinking about what it means to make a print, and how you are kind of playing with chance. Each print is a surprise. Look at the bottom right; you can see the artist's signature scrawled in the same grainy ink as the rest of the print. This part of the work, and the whole, reminds me a lot of the work of Marsden Hartley, especially his drawings. They both seem to be enjoying the process of making. I love that in art; it isn't always about the perfect product.