Reconstruction of Experience 1951

Leonard Edmondson created "Reconstruction of Experience," a print where fractured forms float within a complex, layered space. A network of lines crisscrosses the surface, pinning down the amorphous shapes. The palette is muted—grays and blacks are punctuated by bursts of orange, yellow, and blue. Edmondson's abstract vocabulary pulls apart recognizable forms and recomposes them into something new. The work’s title suggests an active process of rebuilding; the artist seems to be examining how we piece together our perceptions. This approach can be linked to structuralist ideas about how language and systems of thought shape reality, breaking down existing structures to reveal new possibilities. The print's composition is restless. The lines refuse to settle, and the fragmented forms challenge fixed ways of seeing. Here, Edmondson uses the printmaking medium to underscore the complexities inherent in our engagement with the world. The work serves as a reminder that meaning is not fixed but actively reconstructed.