Notities c. 1916

Reijer Stolk made this page of notations, and what strikes me is the artist's hand, the very personal way he’s using the pen to create a kind of visual language. It's like peeking into the artist's brain, seeing what they’re thinking and processing. I can imagine Stolk sitting in his studio, surrounded by books and papers, jotting down these thoughts as they come to him. Look at the lines, how they loop and swirl. Some words are underlined, others boxed, as if the artist is trying to make sense of it all. It’s a snapshot of a mind at work. Painters have always looked to each other, riffing on ideas, challenging norms, and pushing the boundaries of what painting can be. This page of notes feels like a secret conversation between Stolk and other artists and writers, a quiet exchange of ideas that sparks new ways of seeing and thinking. It is an ongoing dialogue between artists across time.