Brooklyn Bridge 1925

Arnold Rönnebeck made this print of the Brooklyn Bridge. It is all lines, like he was obsessed with the bridge's linear, geometric form, and wanted to capture something of its monumental presence. I can imagine the artist standing there, squinting, trying to make sense of this immense structure, built with all this hard-won industrial know-how. The artist took it all apart in his mind, then put it back together in the form of art. Rönnebeck must have been thinking about the bridge as a symbol, not just as a practical thing, but as something that speaks to the spirit of a place and its people. It reminds me of the work of other artists from that time, who were also trying to capture the energy of the modern world. Artists are always riffing off of one another. Ultimately, the artist offers a unique perspective, one that is both deeply personal and speaks to something larger than themselves. It's a conversation that goes beyond words and enters the realm of feeling and intuition.