Bird in the Night - B

A solitary bird perches or moves through deep nighttime darkness, rendered with the economy that nocturnal subjects demand: the details that daylight would reveal are here compressed into silhouette, the darkness itself becoming the dominant visual element. Kasamatsu's night scenes consistently demonstrate his ability to find interest in the limited chromatic range of darkness — the way a single pale shape reads against a dark ground with concentrated force. The "B" designation suggests this was one of multiple versions or impressions of the subject.