In 2004, Dine wrote: "A drawing is something you carve out of the paper rather than laying it on top. It is about the pressure, the physical pressure of exerting your hand with some sort of stylus... onto paper or canvas." This sheet, marked by rough passages and incisions, exemplifies Dine's conception of drawing as a physical process.
Jim Dine (b. 1935), Glyptotek Drawing 33, Lithographic crayon, enamel paint, and marker on plastic sheet, Photograph courtesy of The Pace Gallery. © 2011 Jim Dine / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York