Trompete zum Hören von Herrn Bellmer 2019

Lech Jankowski made this pencil drawing, Trompete zum Hören von Herrn Bellmer, and it's like a dream logic machine. The mark making is meticulous, and the gray scale gives it this haunted quality. It’s a process of slow accumulation, building form through careful hatching. Look at the texture of the pencil on paper. The surface isn't smooth, it's got this toothiness that catches the light. The artist isn't hiding anything. You can see the hand at work, the pressure of the pencil varying to create depth and shadow. I’m drawn to how the legs are rendered, so delicate and doll-like against the mechanical rigidity of the structure they support. They're like punctuation marks in a sentence, adding a layer of surreal, unsettling meaning. This piece has echoes of other artists interested in similar themes – maybe someone like Kiki Smith. Art's about conversations, right? Lech Jankowski is adding his voice to the mix, embracing the ambiguity and leaving us to make our own connections.