Zare jedné noci/Glare of One Night 1984

"Zare jedné noci/Glare of One Night" (1984) is a powerful etching by Jaroslav Serych, a Czech artist born in 1928. The print evokes a sense of mystery and foreboding through its stark, dark composition and the faint outline of a figure, obscured by the swirling, textured lines that dominate the piece. The artist's signature in the bottom right corner adds to the overall feeling of a personal and introspective work. The use of etching technique, a traditional printmaking process, creates a unique visual texture, reminiscent of the artist’s internal landscape, and invites the viewer to contemplate the darkness and the hidden depths of human experience.