Architraaf, fries en kroonlijst van Romeins-Ionische orde 1904 - 1944

Bob Hanf made this drawing of the architrave, frieze, and cornice of a Roman-Ionic order, but we don't know exactly when or with what. It’s a super meticulous drawing. Look at how thin and controlled the lines are, each one a precise, deliberate mark. It’s like Hanf is trying to dissect and understand the underlying structure of these classical forms. I wonder what he was thinking. The drawing reminds me of Sol LeWitt’s conceptual approach to artmaking, reducing forms to their essential elements, but it also makes me think of Agnes Martin’s subtle, meditative use of line. What would it be like to scale up this drawing into an enormous mural? How would the experience change? Maybe that's what Hanf was thinking too. Art is just a long series of conversations with each other.