Ravine 

Peter Becker created this drawing, Ravine, with graphite on paper. The composition is dominated by a sinuous ravine that cuts across the landscape, creating a strong diagonal axis. The absence of strong tonal contrast emphasizes the linear quality of the drawing. Becker’s delicate strokes bring to mind structuralist ideas about underlying systems. Each stroke functions as a signifier, contributing to the overall structure of the image. The landscape is not just represented, it's constructed through a network of lines that build the form. Notice how the soft blending blurs the distinction between foreground and background, inviting us to question fixed perspectives. Becker destabilizes traditional landscape conventions and invites us to consider the act of seeing as an interpretive process. The ravine is more than a physical space. It is a field of signs waiting for the viewer’s interpretation.