Hudson Bridge 1929

Louis Lozowick made this lithograph, Hudson Bridge, and it’s all about lines, right? The way they build up this looming structure. Lozowick’s got a real thing for architecture, and you can feel the love for this kind of industrial space. I can imagine him, pencil in hand, head tilted, trying to figure out how to capture the monumental scale of that bridge. You know, it’s not just about copying what’s there, but feeling it, getting the weight and the height down on paper. It’s like he’s building the bridge all over again, one line at a time. And the way the bridge pierces the sky and those planes are flying around the structure, it is so surreal. The bridge is not just a thing; it’s an event, an encounter. You look at this, and you think about all the other artists who’ve been obsessed with buildings, with cities, with trying to make sense of the world through shapes and forms. It’s a big conversation that’s been going on for centuries, with each artist adding their own little bit. That's what I love about painting: it's never really finished.