Peladora de Cana 1936

Mauricio Lasansky made this print, Peladora de Cana, with etching, and engraving—it's all in black and white and the image feels like a stark dream. You can see all the tiny lines that make up the image, a real testament to the labor of artmaking, a process of building something detailed and meaningful from simple marks. The texture is incredible, the way the light plays on the figures, really brings out the emotional intensity, right? It's like you can feel the weight of the bundles they carry. Look at the way the lines curve and cross to create the donkey’s fur, the light reflecting in its eye. All those textures, and the contrasts between light and shadow, add up to something really powerful. Lasansky's work reminds me of Käthe Kollwitz, with its similar intensity and deep engagement with social themes. Art is often about raising questions rather than providing answers.