Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken before 1918

This is a postcard, or briefkaart, made by Maria Biermé and sent to Philip Zilcken. It's more than just a note; it's a little sketchpad of ideas! Biermé’s quick, scribbled lines almost feel like she's thinking out loud, right there on the card. See how she's got these tiny little architectural studies, almost doodles? Look at the casual, freehand quality of the marks. The physicality of the thing is important. You can almost feel the scratch of the pen on the paper. It reminds me of Cy Twombly, with that same sense of immediacy and gesture. Both artists show us the beauty of the imperfect and the unfinished. Art’s not about perfection; it’s about process, about the messy, wonderful act of making.