Stervende 1922

Henri Braakensiek made this etching, Stervende, with subtle markings and a limited colour palette. It's mostly just black and white, and the image emerges through the act of creation, shifting, and emerging from the unknown. I can only imagine the artist in their studio, what might have been going through their head as they worked, lost in thought, working with the material elements of the paint, texture, color, and the surface of the medium. The physicality of the medium shapes our experience and contributes to the intellectual resonances of the work. See the way the light flickers across the surface, catching a gesture, communicating feeling and meaning? Artists are constantly in conversation with one another, inspiring creativity across time. Painting is a form of embodied expression, embracing uncertainty and ambiguity, allowing for multiple interpretations.