Brief aan Mien Cambier van Nooten Possibly 1939

Dick Ket wrote this letter to Mien Cambier van Nooten, probably in ink, sometime in the 1930s. Just look at that handwriting! The way the words crowd the page, tilting and leaning, is like a city skyline viewed from a moving car. It's a controlled chaos, a rhythm of loops and lines that feels both urgent and intimate. Up close, you can almost feel the scratch of the pen on paper. The ink pools in certain spots, creating darker, more intense areas. It reminds me of my own process: layering and building, letting the medium dictate the flow. See how certain words are underlined for emphasis? It's a way of adding another layer of meaning, a visual cue that guides your reading. It's like a painter using a bold stroke to highlight a key element. Ket's visual language reminds me a bit of Cy Twombly's scribbled masterpieces. It's this sense of art as a conversation, a back-and-forth between artists across time. This letter is a reminder that art doesn't always need to be polished or perfect. Sometimes, it's the raw, unfiltered expression that resonates the most.