Illustration for Tudor Arghezi's Good Morning, Springtime 

This is Constantin Piliuta’s illustration for Tudor Arghezi's "Good Morning, Springtime". With ink on paper, the artist creates a composition dominated by line. The whimsical, slightly wavering lines describe a figure—presumably the poet Arghezi—seated at a desk outdoors, surrounded by stylized flora and fauna. There is a sense of lightness, almost a dreamlike quality, due to the thinness of the lines and the minimal shading. Piliuta’s marks mimic the spontaneous quality of handwriting, echoing the poem’s themes of nature and creation. Here, the act of writing becomes a part of the natural world. The lines suggesting flowers, sunlight and even a small bird on the desk, all contribute to a sense of organic unity. Each element is rendered with a similar level of detail, blurring the distinction between the poet and his environment. This collapsing of boundaries destabilizes traditional notions of figure and ground. Ultimately, the charm of the illustration lies in its deceptively simple lines. The artist invites us to reflect on the fundamental relationship between artistic creation and the natural world.