Recursion-Handmaded linocut 83,5 x43,5cm Black and white

The Story Behind the Print

This image shows a pattern of behavior you can find all around us today. And of course, if the shoe doesn’t fit, don’t worry about it :D

With this piece I wanted to show how we humans keep repeating ourselves. It’s really hard to get out of our usual routine. We keep making the same mistakes throughout our lives, and still hope that next time will be better. We cling to this pattern by instinct, because it gives us a kind of safety. Turning towards change is always scary and hard.

The cat and mouse duel stands for our never-ending battles. It’s a universal deal that society has been perfecting for thousands of years, up to a super-duper level, and we just accept that this is how life works. The rooster is also about the constant cycle: the sun comes up again and the rooster crows, no matter what happens.

We repeat patterns like this on every scale, from tiny personal habits to ones that shape the whole world. It’s worth stopping for a second here and asking: is this really how it has to be?

The piece is called Recursion. Recursion isn’t just repetition, it’s repetition that loops back into itself. We make the same mistakes and end up in the same place, and every new round builds on the one before. The exit condition is the moment we notice the pattern and change our lives. For me, that exit is linocut.

“Recursion” is a Hungarian handcrafted linocut, designed, printed and carved by Daniel Szombathy, making it a unique wall artwork for your home or office. Each print varies slightly, ensuring it is not mass-produced but a genuine piece of art. 

Uses:

• Wall decoration for homes and offices

• Perfect gift for art enthusiasts

• Limited edition: each print is numbered and signed, adding collectible value

• Every order get a piece of the linoleum block what i used for the printing.

Technical Details:

• Size: 83,5 x 43,5 cm

• Paper: Surrey Cartridge 200 g, off-white

• Ink: Caligo Safewash Black

• Limited edition: 70 prints

• Frame not included.

NOTE: Due to the nature of printmaking each print is unique.
There can be some ink stains or little errors and unprinted areas.
If you wanna pick a specific numbered piece from 1-70 its possible,
If isn’t alredy sold out!