Wings of a Dove 1984

Curator: Julian Trevelyan's print, "Wings of a Dove", presents a dreamlike landscape, rendered with a naive, almost childlike simplicity. Editor: It strikes me as a rather unsettling dreamscape. The rough textures and stark contrasts evoke a sense of anxiety. Curator: Observe how Trevelyan uses symbolic imagery—the dove, the celestial motifs—to create a visual language. The structures are reduced to their most basic geometric forms. Editor: The "houses" feel more like precarious shelters. Those figures barely visible in the doorways—are they trapped, or are they guarding something? Curator: The print’s abstract quality invites multiple interpretations, focusing on the interplay between form and symbolic content. Editor: Perhaps this “dove” refers to failed peace movements, given the state of the world when Trevelyan was creating art. It’s a potent reminder of vulnerability. Curator: An intriguing perspective. It enriches my appreciation of the formal arrangement of shapes. Editor: Indeed, it makes you consider the context, the history.