The Garden II 1964

Constantin Flondor made this drawing called 'The Garden II' with ink on paper. Look at the way these lines are laid down; there's a playful quality, as if the pen is dancing across the page. The texture of the paper peeks through, giving the drawing a raw, immediate feel. The blue ink is applied thinly, creating a sense of transparency that allows the layers of lines to interact. The shapes are suggestive rather than descriptive, inviting our imaginations to fill in the blanks. See that cluster of wiggly lines in the middle? It could be a bush, or some kind of weird creature. It’s a doodle, but it's also a little world. Flondor’s work reminds me a little bit of Cy Twombly's drawings, where scribbles become monumental and meaning is found in the gesture itself. It’s about embracing uncertainty and trusting the process.