Clock c. 1936

Lawrence Phillips drew this plan for a clock, we don't know when. But I'm fascinated by these kind of instructional drawings, diagrams, and plans. The lines feel so clean and precise, like they’re trying to pin down every angle and curve. Look at how the different parts are laid out – the front, the side, even a top-down view. It’s like Phillips is trying to capture the object from every possible angle, to really know it inside and out. The lines are really consistent, but in places they also seem to waver a little, like he’s redrawing or correcting things. And the annotations! The numbers, the little notes scribbled here and there. All these details, these marks, they give you a sense of the artist's process. It's like you can see Phillips puzzling over every detail, figuring out how it all fits together. It’s funny, you know, this drawing reminds me a little bit of Sol LeWitt’s wall drawings – the same kind of methodical, step-by-step approach. But ultimately, art embraces ambiguity, leaving room for our own interpretations and experiences.