Study for Woodcut 1967

Curator: Georg Baselitz's "Study for Woodcut" has a certain raw energy that I immediately respond to. It feels like a thought caught mid-flight, doesn't it? Editor: Absolutely, you can feel its provisional state. Look at the texture, the visible process of its making. The materials—paper, crayon—emphasize a direct, almost crude, engagement. Curator: It's disorienting at first, the lines crisscrossing. Then a figure emerges, wrestling with itself. Like something deeply personal being dragged into the light. Editor: I agree, and the woodcut process itself is laborious, demanding physical engagement. This piece reveals a fascinating tension between preparation and the final execution. Curator: It invites us to witness the artist grappling with form, trying to make sense of the internal chaos, even if we cannot. Editor: Precisely. It highlights the labour involved in art making. This study reveals the conscious effort, the crafting—the making. Curator: It really does seem as if Baselitz is inviting us into his creative process, into the raw, unfiltered moment of artistic creation. Editor: A glimpse into the artist's studio, a reminder of the sweat and labour that goes into the making of art.