Looking Glass No. 7 1966

Curator: Well, hello! Looking at Peter Sedgley's "Looking Glass No. 7" always feels like diving into a pool of pure chroma. It's currently part of the Tate Collection. Editor: My first thought? It's like staring into a very stylish, mid-century modern lava lamp. So simple, yet so mesmerizing. Curator: Sedgley was all about exploring how we perceive color and form, particularly through these intense, almost hypnotic, geometric abstractions. His work really challenged the established art world. Editor: Absolutely. You see that play between the vibrant red and that pulsating green circle? It's more than just color; it's a visual vibration. It feels very much of its time, pushing boundaries, but it feels as fresh today. Curator: He's tapping into something primal, I think—the way our eyes and brains try to make sense of these pure visual experiences. It’s a real challenge to institutional norms around representation in art. Editor: I agree. It's almost meditative. Looking at it, I find myself calming down, focusing on the present, on the now. Curator: Exactly! Sedgley created art with a social conscience, thinking of art as a vehicle for change. This piece is a real example of art speaking a universal language. Editor: Yes, and maybe we should all take a moment to be mesmerized and question how images shape our perceptions.