Cathedral
Artist
Robert Jones
MediumCharcoal, paper
Dimensions26 x 18 in. (66 x 45.7 cm)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
This drawing was inspired by the Duomo in Milan. If you've seen it, you know that it's a building covered in designs, statuary, architectural detail, flying buttresses and spectacular stained glass windows. The surface almost vibrates. Instead of a likeness, Jones resorts to a series of nervous, quick gestures to render an impression of the place -- more about its energy than its masonry. The artist is expressing a feeling of the building solely through his rapid mark making.
Fay Jones