Homage to Durer 1972

Jozsef Domjan's 'Homage to Durer', is a print in shades of red, resembling dried terracotta. It’s a complex composition—a tapestry of layered imagery that shifts and morphs, as if he has taken all of Durer's prints, jumbled them up, and then re-ordered them with a touch of cubism. I can imagine Domjan, hunched over his block, carefully carving away at the surface. I wonder what Durer would have made of it? The linear structure could be something to do with the original woodcut, with the graphic boldness of the medium lending itself well to a symbolic tribute. But Durer's mark-making is so clean and precise, whereas Domjan's feels more playful and intuitive. Both are masters of their craft—but while Durer is a virtuoso of detail, Domjan is more interested in atmosphere and feeling. It’s like they are in conversation across time, riffing on each other's ideas and inspiring new forms of creativity.