Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken 1874 - 1930

Here is a postcard to Philip Zilcken from Vittorio Pica. Look at the handwriting. It reminds me of Cy Twombly’s painterly scrawl, but with the precision of someone used to writing. Imagine Pica, pen in hand, carefully forming each letter. It’s an intimate gesture, like a sketch, thinking, feeling, and marking on the page. There’s a rhythm, a flow, and a kind of dance between the sender and the receiver. "Monsieur Philip Zilcken, peintre." I feel as though I am witnessing a quiet conversation between artists happening on the surface of this little cardboard rectangle. This is a painting, or a drawing that's not a painting or drawing. Painting has always been about mark-making and the hand. The intention, the mood, the touch is all embodied in the gesture.