Charlie Parker 1933

Editor: This drawing, titled "Charlie Parker," was made by Denman Waldo Ross on August 9th, 1933. It appears to be a pencil sketch of a nude figure overlaid with geometric lines. I'm curious about the relationship between the figure and geometry. What do you see in this piece? Curator: The geometric framework feels like a symbolic net, doesn’t it? It's not just about capturing physical proportions, but about containing and understanding the human form within a larger, perhaps even cosmic, order. How does that tension between figure and geometry strike you? Editor: It makes me think about Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, but this feels less celebratory and more… analytical. Curator: Precisely. Consider how geometric shapes have long been imbued with meaning – triangles representing stability, diamonds alluding to perfection. Ross could be exploring how these archetypal forms influence our perception of the individual. Do you feel a sense of harmony or conflict between the human and the abstract? Editor: It's interesting to think about how the artist tried to capture the subject. It gives me more respect for the artist's work.