Untitled 1995

Editor: Here we have Andy Yoder's "Untitled," a print from 1995. The whole image is filled with what looks like scribbles – dark, looping lines on a stark white background. It reminds me a little bit of a dense bird's nest. It’s strangely calming though, in its chaos. What do you see in this piece? Curator: You know, that calming chaos is what grabs me too. It reminds me of looking up through a dense forest canopy. All those seemingly random lines… they resolve into something coherent. Like the artist is showing us how order emerges from disorder, or maybe vice-versa! It is very organic and almost resembles something we see in nature. Have you seen the little marks at the base of each scribble? Editor: Now that you mention it… they almost look like tiny little feet or hooks! Is it just me, or do they make it seem as if the lines are all individual entities almost swarming on the page. Curator: Yes, absolutely! I wonder if Yoder was thinking about the individual versus the collective, or even the absurdity of trying to control something that's inherently wild. Are the loops of dark lines a symbolic comment or an abstract aesthetic pleasure? It’s that tension that keeps it interesting for me. The geometric design creates such visual intrigue. Editor: It really does prompt so many thoughts and reactions. Thanks, that's given me a completely different perspective on something I initially just saw as scribbles! Curator: My pleasure! It’s the kind of piece that keeps revealing new layers the more you look. Almost like life, really.