They Were and Went 15:13 2001

William Anastasi made this intriguing drawing, They Were and Went 15:13, with graphite on paper. Just imagine the delicate dance of hand and graphite, those tiny marks accumulating, clustering, and dispersing across the page. It's like a field of stars, or maybe dust motes dancing in a sunbeam, each one a testament to a moment, a breath, a touch. I wonder what Anastasi was thinking, what he was feeling as he built up this constellation of graphite? Did he start with a plan, or did the image emerge organically, evolving with each mark? You know, making something like this is about embracing the unexpected, about letting go of control and allowing the process to lead you. It reminds me of Agnes Martin's subtle grids and fields, or the way a Cy Twombly scrawl can feel both deliberate and accidental. Artists are always talking to each other like that, across time, inspiring each other to see the world in new ways, with feeling.