Silver Bowl 1935 - 1942

Michael Fenga’s drawing, Silver Bowl, renders the simple beauty of everyday objects. It’s a quiet work, made with subtle pencil strokes that build form and texture. I imagine Fenga, sitting with the bowl, turning it slowly, watching how the light catches its curves. What’s fascinating is how he captures the metallic sheen using just graphite—the way the light seems to hover on the surface. It’s an exercise in close observation, almost meditative. You know, when I’m drawing, I’m trying to work out my own sense of space. Here, Fenga's bowl almost floats, its weight suggested but not asserted. It reminds me of Morandi's still lifes, those humble arrangements of bottles and vases. The bowl is isolated, a lone object within the frame, inviting us to contemplate its form, its purpose, its place in the world. There’s a simplicity that speaks volumes about how artists see, and how they invite us to look again.