Buffet met twee deuren aan weerszijden van drie boven elkaar geplaatste laden 1933

This buffet with two doors on either side of three drawers was made from wood by Jacobus Fernandus Adolphus Semey. I'm struck by the artist's approach. It’s clear that he’s thinking about the material quality of the wood. The surface has been treated to expose the grain in a really dynamic way. I’m drawn to the way the grain rises to the surface, particularly on the doors. It speaks to an appreciation of the material and of the life of the tree. I keep thinking about how the repeated, parallel grain relates to the other shapes of the piece, especially the parallel lines of the shelf and drawers. How does the artist invite you to see these connections and patterns? These kinds of relations are what makes art an ongoing exchange of ideas across time. It shows us how to appreciate ambiguity.