Duinlandschap 2010

This is a print called "Duinlandschap" by Dirck Nab. With just black ink on white paper, Nab shows us what it means to make a landscape. It feels like pure process. The stark contrast creates a world of texture. Look closely at those black areas, like at the bottom of the image: they aren't just flat. They are built from multiple marks. You can almost feel the artist dragging their tool across the surface, carving out this scene. These layered lines feel like a metaphor for the landscape itself, built up over time by wind and water. I am reminded of other printmakers like Edvard Munch, who similarly embraced the emotional potential of mark making, with work that wasn’t about pretty pictures but about expressing something raw and real. Art is about embracing the unknown and finding meaning in the process.