The Sea Below 

Here we see "The Sea Below" by Eyvind Earle, a landscape of striking verticality realized through serigraphy. Earle orchestrates a visual experience dominated by layered, flattened forms and a bold contrast between the dark, textured masses of land and the serene expanses of sea and sky. Earle's formalism here is key. Notice how he flattens the composition, eschewing traditional perspective for stacked planes. This challenges conventional notions of depth, creating a tapestry-like surface. The sharply delineated shapes and contrasting colors—deep blues, vibrant yellows, and varied greens—contribute to a sense of stylized drama. This technique might be seen as an investigation into the power of simplification, where the essence of the landscape is captured through its most basic, yet potent, visual elements. Consider how this flattening echoes modern art's rejection of illusionism, prioritizing the artwork's surface and material reality. Earle's landscape becomes a meditation on form and color, inviting us to reconsider how we perceive and represent the natural world through a lens of abstraction and design.