3. Groups of Objects on One Hand, and a Flat on the Other, or an Irregular Form next to the Groups, at a Moderate Distance from the Eye 

Editor: This is "3. Groups of Objects on One Hand, and a Flat on the Other, or an Irregular Form next to the Groups, at a Moderate Distance from the Eye" by Alexander Cozens. The stark ink feels very immediate. What do you see in how Cozens made this? Curator: Consider the printing process itself. The stark contrast emphasizes the physical act of applying ink to paper. The title directs us to the "objects," the means of landscape production, rather than the landscape itself. Editor: So, it's less about the mountain and more about how he's representing it? Curator: Precisely. How does the materiality impact our perception of landscape as a commodity, something produced and consumed? Editor: I see it now! Thanks for helping me look past the surface. Curator: A pleasure! Let's keep thinking about the labor involved in creating and viewing art.