Brickyard 

Tunis Ponsen made this print, called Brickyard, using lithography. This method involves drawing with a grease-based crayon on a flat stone or metal plate, which is then treated so that ink adheres only to the greasy areas. The resulting image has a distinctive texture, a kind of granular quality, which Ponsen exploits here to great effect. Look closely, and you'll see how he uses this quality to evoke the rough, weathered surfaces of the industrial landscape. The towering silos, the crisscrossing train tracks, the piles of raw materials – all rendered with a stark, almost brutal honesty. What's fascinating here is the way Ponsen uses the lithographic process to capture the essence of a brickyard. The very act of creating the print mirrors the labor-intensive processes of industrial production itself. This print isn't just a picture of a brickyard, it's an embodiment of the work, the materials, and the social context that shaped it. It invites us to consider the complex relationship between art, labor, and the built environment.