Cube with Two Fixed and Ten Moving Lines 1970

George Rickey made this print, called ‘Cube with Two Fixed and Ten Moving Lines’ in 1970, and it's pretty cool how he breaks down a sculpture into a drawing. It’s all about lines, right? The cube, like a scaffold, is drawn with these deliberate, slightly wobbly strokes. You can almost see the graphite particles on the paper, catching the light. Then you have these lines that are meant to move, jutting out, defying the cube's rigid structure. They're like thoughts escaping a box, or maybe a dance waiting to happen. What I find interesting is that Rickey's known for his kinetic sculptures, but here, he captures movement in a static form. Look at how the lines intersect, the shadows they create, it’s almost like he’s trying to trap air. It reminds me a bit of Sol LeWitt, but with a twist, because LeWitt's structures are so precise, and Rickey has this playful, almost human touch. Art’s an ongoing dialogue, each artist riffing off the last. Anyway, it's a drawing that makes you think about space, motion, and the beauty of simple forms.