Gevel 1876 - 1924

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof created this drawing titled 'Gevel', using graphite. The sketch presents a study in architectural form, dominated by a structure suggestive of a building facade. The linear quality of the graphite lends itself well to delineating the geometric shapes, with the facade composed of stacked, rectangular forms. These shapes create a rhythm that guides the eye upwards. The lines are not definitive, but open to interpretation, a characteristic that challenges any fixed representation, hinting at the unstable nature of perception. The artist allows us to consider the interplay between line and space, presence and absence. It's a contemplation of the relationship between structure and deconstruction. The seemingly incomplete nature of the drawing invites us to question the essence of representation. The drawing emphasizes not the finality of a constructed form, but the process of its conceptualization.