De weddenschap van John Bradford 1894 - 1959

This is "The Bet of John Bradford" by Monogrammist G.J., a charmingly illustrated print presents us with a sequence of comic strip panels. The crisp lines and blocks of flat colour depict a narrative, the images themselves bound by the grid structure. Each panel operates as a microcosm. We see the story unfold in terms of its internal formal arrangement and external structural organization. Note how space functions within each panel and how the artist utilizes positive and negative space to direct the eye and create meaning. Consider also the colours. While they are simple, they also offer a sense of the overall tone and emotional landscape of the story. The panels, viewed collectively, propose a semiotic system, where individual images act as signs contributing to a larger narrative. The work challenges fixed meanings, engaging instead with new ways of thinking about how stories are told and understood.