Der Turm 1940

Karl Wiener made *Der Turm* with pencil sometime between 1901 and 1949. It’s not just a drawing, it’s like, an adventure in seeing. Look closely, and you’ll find these precise lines, like a tightrope walk for the eye, that come together to build not just an image, but an experience. The colors feel earthy, almost like a memory, with reds and grays that feel both solid and dreamlike. I love that the surface looks almost raw, as if the drawing is still breathing, still becoming. There’s this orange ray, cutting across the image like a street. It makes me wonder about the architecture of our dreams and how we build structures from feelings. Wiener reminds me a bit of Paul Klee, who was also into lines and playful geometry. To me, art is about talking to each other across time, in a language only feeling can understand.