Lamp 1935 - 1942

Carl Weiss drew this lamp, and you can tell he labored to capture its form. Imagine him, pencil in hand, studying the object, trying to translate its three-dimensional presence onto a two-dimensional surface. You can see the meticulous marks, building up the tone gradually, carefully observing the interplay of light and shadow. The texture of the graphite creates a kind of shimmering effect, almost like the lamp is emitting a soft glow. What was Weiss thinking as he drew? Was he captivated by the lamp's shape, or was he simply practicing his skills? Drawing is a kind of meditation – it’s a way of slowing down, seeing, and feeling the world around you. And what appears in the world that you are drawing also gets inside you. Drawing and painting, they are two different ways of seeing, thinking, and feeling through process. Each artwork becomes a conversation, inspiring new ways of making and thinking.