Twenty-two new painted woodblocks from photographer Adams' recent print series on the landscapes of his childhood
During the lockdowns of the Covid pandemic, Robert Adams (born 1937) noticed the subtle markings on a small plank of wood, detecting the form of a landscape within its grain. Long celebrated as a photographer, Adams began working with wooden scraps and block-printing ink, creating pieces that allude to the quiet forms of the Coloradan prairies, where he spent time in his youth. Created using tools he inherited from his father and grandfather, and often highlighting the natural grain of the wood, the painted woodblocks are modest in size and painted in springlike hues. Following the 2022 publication of The Plains, From Memory, this book brings together 22 new works, which often feature a bright horizon formed by blue sky and green grass populated by simple painted forms. The woodblock paintings depict idyllic pastoral motifs such as sunflowers, a road stretching into the distance and towering clouds.
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“On the prairie there is sometimes a quiet so absolute that it allows one to begin again, to love the future.” So Robert Adams is quoted in this evocative new book of painted wood blocks based on memories of his childhood in rural Colorado. Best known for his photographs of the Western landscape and his philosophical writings on photography, beauty and the environment, Adams took up this body of work during the pandemic, when he discovered some tools left behind by his father and grandfather. On this Memorial Day weekend, we appreciate their quiet American optimism. continue to blog
Twenty-two new painted woodblocks from photographer Adams' recent print series on the landscapes of his childhood
During the lockdowns of the Covid pandemic, Robert Adams (born 1937) noticed the subtle markings on a small plank of wood, detecting the form of a landscape within its grain. Long celebrated as a photographer, Adams began working with wooden scraps and block-printing ink, creating pieces that allude to the quiet forms of the Coloradan prairies, where he spent time in his youth. Created using tools he inherited from his father and grandfather, and often highlighting the natural grain of the wood, the painted woodblocks are modest in size and painted in springlike hues. Following the 2022 publication of The Plains, From Memory, this book brings together 22 new works, which often feature a bright horizon formed by blue sky and green grass populated by simple painted forms. The woodblock paintings depict idyllic pastoral motifs such as sunflowers, a road stretching into the distance and towering clouds.
