Déception 

Editor: Here we have "Déception," a charcoal drawing, potentially by Juan Gris. I'm really struck by the energy here. All these figures, scrambling under what looks like some sort of spotlight. There’s almost a sense of chaos or urgency… What do you make of it? Curator: You’re right, there’s a raw kineticism to it, a visual symphony of scrambling figures beneath what could be a falling star or perhaps even a…stage light? I’m immediately drawn to the narrative possibilities, the story whispered between the stark blacks and whites. Is it fear, anticipation, or a bit of both driving their movements? And what are those square shards, little monuments or maybe paper? I’m wondering what you sense the overarching feeling is? Editor: That’s interesting! The falling star, with something ominous happening below. When you say story, do you see a commentary on society, or something more personal? Curator: Possibly both. You see the faceless crowd? Each desperately seeking, maybe expecting something spectacular that seems like it has fallen from the sky just for them! The “Déception” in its name. Do you think the artist is showing that the real treasure is perhaps finding our path or each other within a society and the universe around us? What does that make you think? Editor: Wow, a search for meaning amongst it all? Very sobering and existential! Thank you. Curator: Thank *you*. It is drawings like this that remind me, art is never truly finished; it lives on in the dialogue it inspires.