Gebouw in aanbouw met twee figuren op bouwplaats 1913 - 1945

Henk Henriët made this drawing of a building under construction with two figures using graphite. I can only imagine the kind of back and forth Henriët must have had as he captured this scene. The scaffolding around the building is all these delicate lines dancing and shifting, it makes you wonder about the solid structure underneath. The sensitivity of the graphite captures the rough textures of construction with such care. I keep thinking about what he may have been looking at when he made this. It seems he was interested in the tension between the temporary structures and the building itself. It's like he's capturing a moment of change, a fleeting stage in the building's life. It's that awareness of time and transformation that reminds me of other artists who find beauty in the everyday. This is what art is all about; a way of seeing and making sense of the world around us.