Architectuurontwerpen c. 1905

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made these architectural designs using graphite on paper. It makes me think about being an artist, just doodling in a sketchbook, trying to figure things out. These are quick gestures, probably made on the fly, with erasures and corrections. You can see the artist thinking through lines and shapes, and envisioning forms taking shape and dissolving in real time. The lightness of the graphite gives the sketches a dreamlike quality, as if he’s building castles in the air. I feel as if I am in his head, sharing his doubts and hopes. We see his mind at work, and the page comes alive with possibilities. This reminds me of Cy Twombly's loose, scribbled drawings. Artists are constantly in conversation with one another, across time, inspiring each other’s experiments and pushing the boundaries of what art can be. These architectural designs show us the beauty of process and the magic that happens when you let your imagination run wild.