Silver Caster 1936

Louis Annino made this drawing of a silver caster, likely from graphite on paper. The piece is a study of the material, its smoothness, and a desire to capture the object in light. I can imagine Annino really trying to understand the reflective properties of silver through mark-making. They likely observed, maybe even handled, the object, trying to bring its metallic weight and sheen onto the page. It's quiet and observant, and reminds me of Giorgio Morandi’s still-life paintings where humble objects take on a life of their own. You see this form repeated in the bottom left, as though he's exploring it, getting his eye in. But maybe that's how they all work, these artists, drawing and re-drawing to understand form and mass. Maybe we all draw and re-draw to understand and connect.