Top of Table 1935 - 1942

This drawing, Top of Table, was made by Nicholas Gorid. The technique looks like ink and watercolour. You can see the confidence in the draughtsmanship in the crisp lines and the limited but effective palette. Look closely and you’ll notice how the textures are rendered with economical strokes and washes of colour, giving a real sense of the wood grain and the depth of the table’s dark surface. Gorid uses a simple, light-to-dark value range to imply form. Check out the decoration on the sides – are those stylized lions, or something else? These touches give the piece a playful yet considered quality. The artwork's simple elegance reminds me of some of the architectural drawings by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, though Gorid's approach feels a little more straightforward. It highlights how artists, across different times and styles, engage in a visual conversation, picking up and reinterpreting ideas. Art isn't about fixed answers; it's about exploring possibilities.