Untitled 1989 - 1990

Roberto Caracciolo made this untitled drawing on paper, and it's all about the push and pull of simple forms. Look at how the black rectangle asserts itself, strong and definite, but it's also softened by the ghost of a drawing underneath, like a half-erased memory. The texture here isn't just visual, you can almost feel the grain of the paper, the drag of the pencil. Notice the top right corner of the black rectangle; it's so crisp and absolute, but the faint lines beside it give it a feeling of vulnerability, like it could disappear any second. This reminds me of Sol LeWitt's wall drawings, with their reliance on simple shapes and clear structures. Except here, the imperfections, the hand-drawn quality, bring something human and intimate to what could otherwise be cold geometry. It's like a conversation, a back-and-forth between precision and chance, control and letting go. And that's where the real magic happens, right?