Hills — Fine Art

Hills by Man Ray records a landscape made from dark shapes and soft transitions. The image leans on the same eye for odd pairings that runs through the surrealist work of the artist. A quiet hillside takes shape through patches of tone rather than fine detail.

This is a fine art print set in a frame with a back panel. The matte paper holds the muted tones without a glossy sheen. The frame gives the picture a clean edge so the dark forms sit apart from the wall. The back panel keeps the print flat against the frame.

On a narrow bedroom wall the image reads from the bed as two dark bands above a pale strip. From the desk you notice the soft edges inside each form and the small gaps where one tone meets the next.