I've recently been very inspired by Kathe Kollwitz. She is an artist whose lifetime spanned both world wars and whose work reflects the emotional baggage she harbored throughout life in Berlin. I am a huge fan of her intricate woodcut pieces and those that utilize the extremes of light - black/white - to evoke genuine spectrums of emotion. "Infant Mortality" is my favorite. I love that she parallels the light source's implied location beyond some blind, shutter, or curtain with a sense of glimpsing into a personal and private scene.
Sam (also check out my poem "Road Test" below)
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