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it is my sketchbook i just going to put my ideas in there take off the noise of the main blog it is a sketch book

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January 22, 2026

boodskap 22 Januarie 2026 gestuur.rd.

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Silence Monumentalism Structure - Discipline

January 22, 2026

Click here to go back home “Further process notes are archived separately.” © 2026 Pieter Lategan. All text, images, concepts, and drawings on this site are original works by the author. Silent Monumentalism is presented here as an original artistic discipline. Silent Monumentalism — Structural Notes (Sketchbook) Pieter Lategan, 2026 This sketchbook is not a space for finished images. It is a working field where structure, discipline, and thinking are made visible. The focus here is not style, but logic . Core principles under study: Structure Load / weight Support Repetition Grounding Stands / Exists The movement of the work: 2D → 3D Figure → object → structure Less said → more present The figure is not treated as narrative or emotion, but as a carrier of weight and mass . There is no story. No symbolism. No emotional instruction. The form stands . It exists . Discipline, not style Silent Monumentalism is approached here as a di...

Mukurob — known as God’s Finger - "National Monument"

February 02, 2026

Mukurob / God’s Finger Location: Southern Namibia, Namib Desert Natural sandstone pillar, formed over millions of years by erosion Became a national symbol because of its extreme balance and fragility In 1955 , Mukurob was officially declared a National Monument , recognizing its cultural, geological, and symbolic importance Known locally and internationally as God’s Finger because of its vertical, pointing form Collapsed in December 1988 , likely due to natural erosion, weathering, and subtle ground movement Keywords: balance, gravity, silence, time, erosion, loss, memory, impermanence

Handwriting Notes by Pieter Lategan 2026

January 28, 2026

Is this still Silent Monumentalism?

Yes — because of where it lives. Silent Monumentalism does not require every space to be silent. It requires the final form to be silent. Your sketchbook is allowed to think. Your finished work is not allowed to talk. That’s discipline.

Pieter Lategan | Sketch Book: Introduction — Silent Monumentalism as a Style and Discipline Welcome to Silent Monumentalism — my idea and working sketchbook. This space is not for finished artworks, but for exploration, structure, and thinking in progress. Here I remove the noise of finished images and focus on the fundamental ideas that shape my visual language. Silent Monumentalism is a disciplined way of making art that prioritises stillness, weight, and inward presence over narrative, story, or illustration. In this approach, form exists as physical presence — grounded, restrained, and composed — rather than as a reference or explanation of emotion or event. This blog serves as my personal idea book: structural sketches, design notes, visual experiments, and conceptual studies. It documents how my thinking unfolds before any work becomes a finished painting, drawing, or object. Your visit here gives you a window into how Silent Monumentalism functions as both a style and a disciplined method — where every line, shape, and study is part of a logic-driven art practice.

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