Sugar Bowl c. 1937

This is Ludmilla Calderon's drawing of a 'Sugar Bowl' rendered with pencil on paper, and it has this great ghostly quality, like an afterimage. I am thinking about how the most seemingly simple objects can become these monumental presences through art. What was Ludmilla thinking as she observed this everyday object so intensely? I imagine her noticing the subtle shifts of light across the surface of the bowl, meticulously translating the way the light defines its form. It is fascinating to consider the simple yet precise hand movements of the artist—lightly building up tone, allowing the object to emerge slowly. It's cool how Ludmilla guides our perception, inviting us to observe the form, and maybe even reflect on the quiet rituals of daily life. All artists are in conversation with each other in a bid to figure out, and express, what it is to be human.