Meetkundige aantekeningen 1906 - 1945

This page of geometric notes comes from the hand of Reijer Stolk. Imagine Stolk, bent over this notebook, the pencil moving across the page in elegant loops and precise angles. The script is almost like drawing, each word a little construction in itself. It reminds me of Cy Twombly's scrawls, but with a Dutch, architectural precision. I wonder what he was thinking as he made these notes? Were they sketches for a larger project, or just a way of working through ideas? The pressure of the pencil varies, giving a sense of rhythm and emphasis. You can almost feel the artist's hand moving across the page, hesitating, correcting, and then moving on. It's funny how something as simple as handwriting can be so expressive. Stolk is in conversation with artists across time, through the simple mark of a pencil on paper. It's proof that painting, writing, and artmaking are all about embodied expression, a way of working through ideas with the whole body.