Basket, Table, Door, Window, Mirror, Rug #32 1974

Richard Artschwager made this drawing, "Basket, Table, Door, Window, Mirror, Rug #32," on paper, in 1974. The way he combines these mundane objects, stacking them like building blocks, it’s like he’s constructing a whole new way of seeing the world. Artschwager's use of line is so clean and deliberate; it reminds me of technical drawings, but with this quirky, personal twist. The basket weave, the wood grain—they're all rendered with such precision, yet there’s this palpable sense of the artist’s hand. It’s not about hiding the process but celebrating it. Look at how the lines waver and break, how the forms aren't perfectly aligned. There's a push and pull between representation and abstraction, a constant questioning of what we perceive as real. For me, this piece speaks to the ongoing conversation in art about how we see, how we make, and how we find meaning in the everyday. Just like with Magritte, nothing is quite what it seems.