Papierbehangsel met patroon van rozen en voluten c. 1918 - 1920

This is a piece of wallpaper, made with paper by Société anonyme des anciens Etablissements Desfossé & Karth. It uses a single tone of green to conjure a world of roses and volutes, like a dream you can plaster on your walls. The surface is smooth, and the shade of green is consistent, which is probably achieved through industrial printing. The pattern is a repeating motif, but within that repetition, there are slight variations in the rendering of roses and leaves. When I look closer, I get completely lost in the individual intricacies of each rose. It reminds me of Cy Twombly, in that they both share an interest in mark-making as a form of writing, and in handwriting as a form of drawing. This wallpaper is a reminder that art can be found in the everyday, and that beauty can be found in repetition. It opens a space of imagination and reminds us that art is always in conversation with itself.