Hieroglyphics — Fine Art

Hieroglyphics - 1969 by Jimmy Ernst opens with thin lines running across a pale field. The marks vary in length and sit near the top, leaving the lower half open. The eye moves down the lines and stops where the space opens out.

This fine art print uses a matte finish, so the thin strokes stay flat and the pale ground reads without shine. A light frame on a dark wall lets the lines hold their own.

On the stairwell landing wall, the print hangs high enough that you see the small marks first, then the open lower space as you walk past.