A ‘Blot’ of Trees. Verso: Landscape 

Editor: This is "A ‘Blot’ of Trees" by Alexander Cozens. The medium looks like ink on paper. It has a very spontaneous, almost accidental quality. What do you see in this piece? Curator: I see a focus on the very act of image production. Cozens's "blot" technique democratizes art-making, suggesting anyone can create a landscape. It questions the preciousness of artistic skill and elevates the material process itself. Editor: So, it’s less about the final image and more about the how? Curator: Precisely. Think about the labor involved, the rapid application of ink, the embrace of chance. Cozens reframes landscape not as a scene to be perfectly depicted, but as an outcome of material actions. It moves landscape from something to be possessed into something created by labor. Editor: That gives me a lot to think about. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure, I hadn't thought of it that way until we spoke.