Lepel 1925

Here’s a spoon, made by Georg Jensen out of silver. I like the way the light catches the surface, with its gentle hollows and bumps. It makes me think about handling, the way this object might feel in the palm of your hand. The interesting thing about a spoon, right? Is that it isn’t really meant to be looked at, but used. The nature of its use determines its form. I like to think about how this works with painting, too. How mark making is about movement, and the movements of the hand. Not just representation. The handle of the spoon is really beautiful. It is edged with these tiny silver balls. Look at them! They draw your eye along the lines of the handle, giving it a kind of sophisticated elegance. I think of Lucie Rie, with her use of simple forms and subtle decoration to bring out the beauty of functional objects. Art is really just about what you bring to it, isn't it? The care and attention.