Judith takes the head of Holofernes and eats it

By Max Vogelsee Vert.

• A3 Letterpress Print
• 300gsm Wild stock
• Edition of 50

Max Vogelsee Vert’s current works see an exploration into behavioural and psychological habits we contain, yet suppress - a venturing forth into the void that hosts fear, shame, inadequacy, and grief.

Upon first glance, or from a distance, Vogelsee’s acrylic and ink based works form peaceful and fluid bodies, ebbing and flowing as rivers or mountains do, mirroring the fluctuation of moods and feelings as they peak and dive. However, as one pays closer attention, or approaches the work, it becomes more evident that these gentle forms are built from minute, precise, and structured detailing.

Inscribed across the unforgiving nature of paper, and the often used strict division of works into panels serve to highlight the difference between the resulting effect found at the surface, and all that lies beneath. It is the base on which beauty is built, the roots diving forever deeper into the darkness that give the tree the strength to reach the heavens, a deep dive which leads to realisation, which leads to atonement. The flower comes to bloom.