Man with a Cane 1958

This drawing of a man with a cane was made by Giacomo Porzano. Look at how Porzano captured him using sparse but incredibly descriptive lines. I imagine Porzano, charcoal or pencil in hand, circling his subject, deciding which lines to commit to paper. There's this amazing tension between the solid black mass to the right and the tentative lines that delineate the man's form. The hand that reaches out into that darkness—is it a gesture of connection or a barrier? The cane, slightly wobbly, seems less a support and more an affectation. Porzano's decision to leave so much unsaid, so much open to interpretation, reminds me that art isn't about answers, but about asking the right questions. He leaves room for our projections, our interpretations, and our shared human experience. It’s all part of one big conversation, isn’t it?