To Fall Is Reason To Life 1974

Anton Heyboer made this artwork, "To Fall Is Reason To Life," using fluid strokes of black and hints of orange on a white background, like a page torn from a philosopher’s notebook. I can almost feel the artist’s hand moving swiftly across the surface, leaving behind these almost diagrammatic figures and scribbled aphorisms. There’s a kind of raw vulnerability here, isn’t there? The linear figures and text, combined with the work’s title, suggest an exploration of existence, a meditation on what it means to live, to err, to learn. It reminds me a bit of Cy Twombly’s work, with that same blend of mark-making and writing. These artists are both digging into something fundamental about being human, mapping out the contours of thought and feeling. Heyboer’s piece feels so immediate and personal, as if we’re catching a glimpse into his inner world. It’s a reminder that art is a conversation, a way of thinking through making.