Landscape, Pyrgos, Greece 1893

Editor: This is "Landscape, Pyrgos, Greece" by Denman Waldo Ross. The watercolor feels so light and airy. What's your interpretation? Curator: I see a landscape created through the lens of production. Consider the pigments: where did Ross source them? How were they processed? The paper itself—its manufacture contributes to the artwork's meaning. Editor: That’s a perspective I hadn’t considered. It shifts the focus from just the visual to the entire production chain. Curator: Precisely. Thinking about the economic and material conditions broadens our understanding beyond mere aesthetics. Editor: I'll definitely be thinking about the materials used in art more carefully now.