Ontwerp voor een broche 1913

Mathieu Lauweriks made this design for a brooch with pencil in 1913. What I love about this drawing is the way Lauweriks lets us in on his process. You see the radiating lines that structured the design, almost like a mathematical underpinning, and it makes me think about the relationship between art and geometry. The pencil strokes have a beautiful range, from the delicate lines of the radiating structure, to the soft, shaded forms of the brooch itself. This contrast isn't just about technique, but also about the feeling of the piece; the brooch is solid and present, while the background lines are light, transient, like an idea or a memory. This reminds me a little of Hilma af Klint, another artist who used geometry in her work but in a completely different way. Each found their own language within abstraction. I find myself wondering, did the final brooch look like this, or did it evolve into something else entirely? I think the beauty of art is that it invites these kinds of questions without necessarily offering easy answers.