Jug 1941

Giacinto Capelli made this Jug, dimensions 51 x 38 cm, with who knows what kind of paint, and when is anybody’s guess, but let’s dive in! I love the quick confidence of these marks and I can just imagine him, the artist, working fast, almost like a sign painter, knocking this thing out. The blue lines are bold, but not too precious, kind of like a drawing on a paper bag. They give the jug a playful, folksy vibe, like something you’d find at a flea market. I am especially drawn to the animal on its side, that is kind of deer-like, sort of cat-like, sort of dog-like—the artist not too concerned about what the animal really looks like. He just goes for it, not fussy. It looks like it was made by someone in the know, while at the same time a complete novice. What I like about seeing things like this is, that it reminds me, we are all just trying things out, seeing what happens, playing and copying and re-interpreting.