Omslagontwerp voor: Wendingen, Tooropnummer, 1928 1928

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst designed this cover for "Wendingen" in 1928, probably using graphite or charcoal. Looking at it, I get a sense of Holst as a kind of sorcerer, conjuring images from the ether. The print is divided into two distinct panels, one light, one dark, like night and day, maybe? In the lighter panel, a figure sits nestled within a diamond shape, like a jewel, but also like it's a world of its own. Then, on the darker side, these swirling, almost psychedelic forms emerge. I imagine Holst deeply involved in the making, probably laboring over every detail and line. It's tempting to wonder if he felt like he was wrestling with these images, trying to get them just right. Maybe he was thinking about the push and pull between different worlds, internal and external. What I like is that the drawing invites us to bring our own experiences and feelings, it is more felt than understood!