Untitled 1995

David Jeffrey made this intriguing, small, untitled work with graphite and possibly some other media on folded paper. The paper itself becomes a player, right? The way it's folded and the slight imperfections give it a tactile quality. There's something very quiet, almost meditative about it. I am drawn to the slight smudge marks at the bottom, like ghostly shadows, that reveal the trace of the artist's hand. It's as though he's inviting us to slow down and consider the beauty in simplicity. This piece reminds me a little of Agnes Martin, another artist who explored subtle variations and delicate surfaces. But where Martin's work is often about transcendence, Jeffrey's feels more grounded, more about the here and now. Art is about that exchange, that conversation that keeps evolving. There’s no single right way to interpret it, just different ways of seeing.