Bosweg 1925

Jo Bezaan created "Bosweg" in 1925, using etching to render an entire landscape in shades of gray. I can imagine Bezaan, head bent over the plate, carefully carving into the metal, creating a sense of depth and distance with each tiny line. Look how the textures are built up, like layers of thought and feeling. I wonder what it was like for her to create this piece? The way she simplifies the trees into rounded shapes and the water into a simple band is so charming. She must have had a real feel for the rhythms of nature. It reminds me a little of other early modernists of the time, who were trying to find new ways to capture the essence of the world around them. It’s like she’s saying, "Here is my way of seeing, my way of feeling this place." It's a reminder that artists are constantly in dialogue, building on what came before, and pushing into the unknown.