Abstract Drawing - Move II by James Edward Scherbarth

A dark knot on the left, a bristling stand of strokes on the right, and one thin line strung between them.

Move II is an abstract drawing by James Edward Scherbarth, in graphite on paper. Abstract drawing of this spare kind leans on placement and empty space, letting a few marks set up tension across the page. A tightly scribbled mass floats at the left above a tiny dot and a small looped flourish. From it a faint wandering line crosses the sheet to a tall cluster of vertical strokes, dense at the center and frayed at the edges. Most of the paper is left white. It is 11 inches wide and 8.25 high.

The line has clearly been sent to deliver a message.