Untitled 7 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches and oranges are the light

and oranges are the light itself

For many years

the transparent apparition in the foreground appears to possess an all-seeing power that must be met on its own terms

Many colors and stages later

jazzy patterns

Untitled 7 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches and oranges are the lightRon Rumford sees his prints as maps or tracings of abstract journeys. They can be metaphors for real, physical travels, or completely imagined. He likes the tension that develops between the line and the shapes the line makes. The irregular shapes of the printing plates further imply that time and space are distorted and are never what we think they are. He does not want to prescribe how the prints should be viewed. His best hope is that the viewer