Plowman 1911

Kazimir Malevich made this drawing with pencil, its called Plowman. The lines feel so immediate, it's like you can see the artist thinking through the marks. There's a beautiful roughness to this work. The pencil creates a soft, almost hazy texture, especially in the sky. It's not about perfection, it’s about capturing a feeling, a moment. Look at the way he renders the horse's legs – so simple, but they convey movement. And that little patch of darker shading under the horse, it grounds the whole scene, making it feel real. It’s like he's saying, “Here’s the essence of a horse pulling a plow, nothing more, nothing less.” Malevich's work reminds me of Marsden Hartley, who similarly stripped away the unnecessary to find the core of an image. Art isn't about answers; it's about the questions we ask, the conversations we start.