Wallington by Julian Trevelyan

Wallington 1975

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Dimensions: image: 349 x 479 mm

Copyright: © The estate of Julian Trevelyan | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate

Curator: There's a quiet stillness in Julian Trevelyan's print, "Wallington"—a sense of time held gently, almost reverently. Editor: Yes, it feels like a stage set, doesn't it? The house, bathed in pale light, becomes a symbol of order and perhaps aspiration, juxtaposed against those hovering, almost surreal, cloud shapes. Curator: Those clouds, or are they islands floating in the sky? They feel like thoughts, don't they, or memories, just out of reach? It reminds me of a half-forgotten dream. Editor: Or, thinking of the house as a symbol, they could represent the anxieties and uncertainties that always shadow even the most stable structures. It’s that constant tension between aspiration and reality. Curator: Absolutely, it's that lovely push and pull. Editor: It's a beautiful, unsettling piece. Curator: I agree, a piece of quiet complexity.

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