Untitled 

George Bunker made this untitled sketch with pen and ink on paper. It's a quick study, probably done on location. The artist has captured a landscape in a very direct way. You can almost imagine him outside, rapidly noting the colors that he saw. “Blue” for the sky or water, “red brown” for the earth, and “gris violet”, for the rocks. The kind of pen he used also tells us something. It's a felt-tip, which became common in the mid-20th century. So, Bunker was part of a generation that used these everyday supplies, rather than traditional fine art materials. What this signifies is that we are entering an era where art-making can be integrated into the everyday. The work's immediacy is what matters most here. It reflects a shift from traditional modes of production to something much more spontaneous and personal. It asks us to reconsider how we see art, moving beyond formal concerns and towards a more democratic and accessible means of expression.