Deltawerken I Haringvliet 1967

Aat Verhoog made this etching, Deltawerken I Haringvliet, and printed it on paper. Look at the soft and atmospheric cloud-like form on the left in contrast to the sharp architectural structures on the right—it’s like two different worlds colliding! What I find really compelling here is the contrast between the free-flowing texture and the rigid geometric shapes. Imagine Verhoog in the studio, carefully layering the ink to create that moody, almost dreamlike quality. He’s using hatching and cross-hatching to build up the tones. It's not just about representing something; it's about feeling something. The Deltawerken, this feat of engineering, becomes something else entirely under Verhoog's hand. He transforms the pragmatic structure into a mysterious image—a conversation between control and chaos, between the man-made and the natural. It's a reminder that art is all about dialogue, about artists responding to each other and the world around them, creating new ways of seeing and experiencing.