Tijdschrift uit archief Jan Veth 1967

This magazine cover from April 1967, by B. Ram, features a striking monochrome image set against a bold, flat, tomato-red background. The whole thing feels so deliberately graphic. That block of unmodulated colour is what hits you first, right? It’s like a stage, setting the scene for the delicate, detailed drawing. And what a drawing! The landscape rendered in incredibly fine lines, capturing the watery atmosphere of Amsterdam. You can almost feel the dampness in the air. The artist is playing with contrasts, but it’s not just about light and dark. The contrast between the detailed image, and the flat red that surrounds it creates a really unusual kind of tension, right? It brings to mind the colour experiments of someone like Matisse, but with a much more homespun, graphic feel. Art is a conversation, isn’t it?