Plattegrond c. 1905 - 1906

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this drawing, Plattegrond, with graphite on paper. What strikes me here is how the artist must have been working something out. You know, that feeling of tentatively mapping an idea as it comes into being. The lines are so precise and yet so searching. I can imagine him pausing, staring, making a tiny adjustment, and then staring again. There is real intimacy in the tentative, searching quality of the drawing. It is as if we're party to the quiet, private moment when an idea begins to take shape. It makes me think about the many different ways of seeing, thinking, and experiencing the world that art offers. We all stand on the shoulders of giants and offer something back to the conversation. It's a continuum!