Dimensions: image: 351 x 276 mm
Copyright: © Terry Winters | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Curator: This untitled print by Terry Winters, part of the Tate collection, presents a fascinating array of dense, interwoven lines. Editor: My first impression is one of controlled chaos. The stark contrast and layering create a frenetic energy, almost like a contained explosion. Curator: Winters often explores complex systems and natural forms. I see echoes of scientific diagrams, perhaps referencing biological structures or even the chaotic nature of information. How does this visual language speak to contemporary anxieties? Editor: Perhaps it reflects our struggle to find order amidst the information overload that defines our current era. The tension between the grid and the chaotic lines could symbolize societal structures versus individual expression. Curator: I agree, and thinking about Winters' career, the print offers an interesting bridge between gestural abstraction and a more conceptually driven image-making process. Editor: It leaves me with a sense of unresolved tension, a feeling of being caught between opposing forces. Curator: An apt description, I think. It certainly provokes reflection on the systems that govern our lives.
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This work, from a portfolio called Set of Ten, is one of ten etchings based on the paintings Winters was working on concurrently. Winters often revisits ideas in different bodies of work, creating sets and subsets of works that interact with and inform each other. The images in these prints relate to Winters’ various interests in communications technology, social structures and microbiology.