A street. Constantinople. by Martiros Sarian

A street. Constantinople. 1910

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drawing, graphite

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drawing

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orientalism

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graphite

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cityscape

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street

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modernism

Dimensions: 18 x 13 cm

Copyright: Public domain US

Martiros Sarian made this drawing of a street in Constantinople with pencil sometime in the early twentieth century, and you can see he was really thinking through the act of looking. The marks are so alive! I love how the buildings are formed with these quick, scribbled lines, like he’s trying to capture the essence of the place rather than a perfect representation. It feels like the drawing is still in progress, a fleeting moment captured on paper. The texture is raw, immediate, and honest. Look how he uses the vertical lines to create depth, pulling your eye down the street and into the distance. See how he uses slightly darker tones to suggest shadows and give the buildings volume. The way Sarian uses these simple lines reminds me a bit of Giacometti’s drawings. There’s this sense of searching, of trying to grasp something elusive. Ultimately, both artists remind us that art is more about the process of seeing and feeling than about perfect representation.

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