Trivet c. 1938

Here is Benjamin Resnick’s drawing of a trivet—no date given but it’s graphite on paper. When you see a drawing like this, what are you looking at? I mean, beyond the image…What are you SEEING? This image is cool because it shows us how to look, and how to think about the object. See how Resnick draws the trivet from multiple angles? First, we see it from above, almost like a diagram. Then there’s a side view. Finally, there’s this angled perspective that gives it a sculptural presence. I really like to think about how art teaches us to look, and how one way of looking is never enough. I think Resnick agrees with me. There’s no one way to see things. So just keep looking!