Brief aan Max Wilhelm Carl Weber en Anne Antoinette Weber-Van Bosse Possibly 1915

This is a letter written by August Allebé in 1916 to Max Wilhelm Carl Weber and Anne Antoinette Weber-Van Bosse. The dense script gives the impression of someone completely immersed in their thoughts. It's a reminder that artmaking, in any form, is a process. Looking at the handwriting, you can see the pressure of the pen on the page. Some lines are bold and assertive, while others are delicate and almost hesitant. The way the letters connect and flow together, the little flourishes and embellishments, it all speaks to the rhythm and energy of the writer's hand, you can almost see the hand moving across the page. It's a bit like Agnes Martin's grid drawings – she creates a set of self-imposed rules, but within those rules, she allows for all these subtle imperfections and irregularities to emerge. It's the same with handwriting; there's a structure and a set of conventions, but there's also so much room for individuality and personal expression. Ultimately, art is a form which embraces ambiguity, opening different ways of seeing, thinking, and experiencing the world.