Adriana's Garden 1968

Albin Brunovsky made "Adriana's Garden" using etching, and it feels like he's conjuring a world out of mist. The whole image is built from tiny marks, like a pointillist painting gone grayscale. There's this contrast between the solid, dark areas, built up from countless tiny lines, and the untouched paper, which shines through. It's as if Brunovsky is carving light into the darkness, making something ethereal from the physical act of mark-making. Look at the lower-left corner, where the dark mass dissolves into delicate, cloud-like shapes. It's a real testament to the power of texture. This kind of dreamlike landscape reminds me of Odilon Redon's charcoal drawings; there's a similar sense of mystery. Ultimately, Brunovsky invites us to wander through a garden of the mind, a space where the familiar blurs with the fantastic.