Colosseum 1963

This dynamic print of the Colosseum is by Rudy Pozzatti. It’s a riot of swirling blacks and whites. I can imagine him layering the ink, scraping away, adding more, coaxing an image from chaos. The way he’s got those names embedded in the structure—VESPASIAN, AGRIPPA—it's like history itself is erupting from the stone. You can almost feel the weight of it all. The Colosseum here is not just a building; it's a site of constant making and unmaking, like a painting. Each mark feels like a thought, a feeling, a memory pushing its way to the surface. It’s a bit like Rauschenberg’s lithographs, or even Piranesi's etchings. There is such a sense of depth and texture that it has a sculptural feel. Artists are always in conversation, riffing off each other, finding new ways to see and feel. I find myself in conversation with them too, I hope you do as well!