Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1926

This is Ferdinand-Sigismund Bac's 'Brief aan Philip Zilcken,' a letter, presumably, done whenever and wherever Bac was when he wrote it. What strikes me about this piece is the directness of the marks. The letters aren't showy; they are simply there, doing their job of communicating thoughts. You get a sense of the artist's hand, the pressure and speed of the pen. It’s like a snapshot of a thought process, immediate and unfiltered. Look at the signature; the way "Ferdinand" loops into "Bac." It's not just a name; it’s a gesture, a little performance. It reminds me of Cy Twombly's scribbles, where the act of writing becomes a form of drawing. Both artists show us that even in the most mundane tasks, there's room for expression, for turning language into something visually alive. Art isn't always about grand statements; sometimes, it's in the small, everyday acts.