Untitled [recto] 1971

Giorgio Cavallon made this untitled drawing on paper with crayon, its date is unknown. Look at the way Cavallon builds up this composition, line by line, almost like he’s feeling his way through the space. For me, this piece is all about process, about the act of searching and finding. Notice how the brown crayon sits on the surface, sometimes dense and smudged, other times lighter and more fleeting. The texture of the crayon gives the lines a kind of raw, immediate quality. There’s one mark in the upper right corner, a vertical line that seems to hesitate, breaking into smaller, stuttering strokes before continuing downward. It’s as if Cavallon is thinking aloud with his crayon, working through a problem right there on the page. This piece reminds me a little bit of Agnes Martin, in the sense that both artists are using simple forms to create something profound and meditative. But where Martin is all about precision and control, Cavallon seems more interested in letting the process unfold organically. Ultimately, this drawing invites us to embrace ambiguity and find beauty in the unresolved.