Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1911 - 1919

This letter was written by Sander Pierron in 1911. It's not a painting in the traditional sense but the handwritten script feels like a drawing filling the page. You can sense Pierron's hand moving across the paper, leaving a trail of ink. Each stroke varies slightly, giving the text a rhythmic quality. Imagine Pierron, pen in hand, carefully forming each letter. What was he thinking as he wrote to Philip Zilcken? Was he deliberate or spontaneous? I imagine he was making corrections as he went along, the words coming alive as he tried to express himself. The act of writing, like painting, becomes a way of thinking. You can almost feel the weight of Pierron's thoughts pressing onto the page. The dark ink against the pale paper creates a visual tension, emphasizing the presence of the words. It makes me think of Cy Twombly’s scrawled paintings and how he used handwriting as a form of abstract expression. Artists are always in conversation with each other, across time and medium. And Pierron’s letter reminds us that creativity can be found in the simplest of gestures.