Polymer gravure etchings on paper. Hand-signed.

James Turrell’s Aqua Oscura (Summer) (2015) is a polymer gravure etching that transforms a view of treetops into a study of light, atmosphere, and perception. Looking upward through a dense canopy, the viewer encounters a luminous opening of sky framed by overlapping branches and foliage. The image oscillates between representation and abstraction, as sunlight filters through the leaves to create shifting patterns of brightness and shadow. Part of Turrell’s Aqua Oscura series, the work reflects the artist’s lifelong interest in how vision is shaped by light rather than by objects themselves. Through subtle tonal gradations and photographic precision, Aqua Oscura (Summer) encourages a contemplative awareness of the natural environment and the act of seeing. Hand-signed and issued in an edition of 30, the print translates Turrell’s immersive investigations into an intimate graphic format.