Dimensions: image: 350 x 274 mm
Copyright: © Terry Winters | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This print by Terry Winters has this complex network of lines that really captures my attention. It's like a visual puzzle. What do you see in this piece, especially considering the use of these abstract forms? Curator: I see a powerful exploration of symbolic structures, almost like a deconstructed tower. The gridded lines create a sense of cultural memory, hinting at architectural foundations, while the central form is like a totem, a psychological weight of history. Does it feel like a ruin or a building under construction to you? Editor: I think it feels more like the latter, but I can definitely see the ruin aspect, especially in the upper part. Curator: Exactly. It's a compelling interplay between collapse and creation, archetypes of human experience rendered in stark imagery. The symbol resonates. Editor: I never considered it that way, but now I see so much more in these lines and shapes. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure! It's remarkable how abstract forms can hold such potent cultural meaning.
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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.