Ontwerp voor een omslag voor een uitgave van Theosophia (jaargang 22, aflevering 1, maart 1914) 1914

This cover design for 'Theosophia' from 1914 by Mathieu Lauweriks is made using black ink on paper. There's something about the way those black lines step down the page like a set of stairs that really grabs me. I’m thinking about the artist, Lauweriks, and what he was trying to achieve with such a formal, rigid composition. The grid structure creates an overall effect of order and precision, where each line and angle feels intentional. I wonder if he saw the making of this image as a spiritual exercise. That title, ‘Theosophia’, it's almost like a maze, each letter a challenge to navigate. Lauweriks’s background in architecture certainly shines through, as his cover design echoes architectural motifs, such as geometric patterns, symmetry, and structured form. It's as if he's inviting us to contemplate not just the content of the journal, but the very structure of thought itself.