Twee vignetten met een roofvogel die naar de zon staart 1903 - 1924

These two vignettes of a bird staring at the sun were made by Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, but we don’t know exactly when or with what. Dijsselhof’s light touch and graphic style lends itself to a process of endless variation and subtle change. Like life drawing but for logos! The simple monochrome palette allows us to really focus on the drawing. Check out the way the corners of the little square are ornamented with these cute leaves. There's something almost heraldic or medieval about the imagery here. You can almost see Dijsselhof sketching these out, refining them over and over. Think of the almost mystical quality of Hilma af Klint’s early diagrams, or Paul Klee's more intimate graphic works, and how they seem to tap into a deep well of human expression through simple forms. In art, as in life, the most profound statements are often whispered, not shouted. And ambiguity is often the point!