T75-44 1975

Johannes Jan Schoonhoven made this piece called T75-44, and it looks like he used pen or ink on paper. The whole surface seems to be made up of tiny criss-cross lines. If you stare at it long enough, you feel like you're falling into a woven universe. Up close, the ink sits on the paper with a slight sheen, and you can see the little imperfections where the pen might have skipped or bled a bit. The overall texture is almost like a really fine fabric, something you could get lost in. This kind of obsessive mark-making reminds me a little of Agnes Martin's grids, but with a twist. There's a sense of calm repetition, but also a subtle energy in the way the lines intersect and overlap. It’s a reminder that art doesn't always need to scream; sometimes, the quietest gestures can be the most powerful.