Briefkaart aan Andries Bonger before 1916

This postcard to Andries Bonger by Emile Bernard is a flurry of handwritten script. You can almost hear the scratching of the pen across the surface. I imagine Bernard, hunched over his desk, the nib of his pen dancing across the card, pouring out his thoughts in a torrent of ink. I sympathize with the artist. There's an urgency to the handwriting, like he’s trying to capture every thought before it vanishes. The words seem to chase each other across the surface, creating a kind of visual rhythm, like a musical score. The density of the script gives the piece a tactile quality. It reminds me of Cy Twombly’s scribbled canvases. Both artists transform language into a kind of abstract expression, where the act of writing becomes a performance. It’s a reminder that artists are always in conversation with each other. They build on the ideas of those who came before, riffing on themes and techniques, creating something new in the process. Painting embraces ambiguity, inviting multiple readings. There's no single, correct interpretation, just a space for dialogue and exchange.