Apocalyptic Angel 1976

Maria Bozoky made this Apocalyptic Angel with watercolour and ink on paper. The sweeping brush marks and vivid washes of colour – the teal and pink of the wings, the bold red of the angel's body – give the piece a sense of urgency, of making as thinking. The angel is rendered in long, thin strokes of ink, transparent in some places and opaque in others. You can almost feel the artist’s hand moving across the paper, each stroke deliberate yet loose. Notice the way the ink bleeds into the watercolour washes, creating soft, blurred edges that add to the dreamlike quality of the image. This is not about clarity, but about embracing the messiness of the world, its constant state of flux. This piece reminds me of the work of abstract expressionist painters like Helen Frankenthaler, who also used thin washes of colour to create ethereal, atmospheric effects. Art is a conversation, a back and forth between artists across time. It invites us to see the world in new ways, to embrace ambiguity and question our assumptions.