Untitled (Planes) 1990

Al Taylor made this 'Untitled (Planes)' drawing on paper, and the whole thing is just a marvel of seeing. It's all lines, lines making shapes that hang in space, lines that kind of wobble and imply movement, and the whole thing feels precarious and airy at the same time. I think he's trying to capture something about how we perceive depth and volume. I mean, look at how the planes intersect and overlap. It's like he's inviting us to untangle the image, find our own way through the maze of lines, and in doing so, discover something new about how we see. You know, Taylor worked with everyday materials, transforming the mundane into something poetic, and it makes you wonder what he was thinking. This reminds me of the work of other artists who were also interested in playing with perspective, like Sol LeWitt. But Taylor brings such a lightness of touch. It's a reminder that artists are always in conversation with one another, even across time.