Football c. 1940

Joseph Vogel made this dynamic print called ‘Football,’ and you can tell that he’s really thinking about process. He's not just making a picture; he's working with the push and pull of black and white. The whole thing kind of vibrates because of this contrast, doesn't it? Look at how the figures seem to emerge from the darkness, all angles and energy. Then, down below, see the area around the base of the football player, where the sharp dark lines of the pitch morph into shadowy, almost nightmarish heads? This reminds me of a fever dream I once had after watching too much sports coverage. This print has echoes of German Expressionism, a sense of urgency, but also a playful strangeness. There is no right answer here. It's all about how we see, how we feel, and how art keeps the conversation going.