Ideal Landscape 

Curator: What we have here is W. Oram's "Ideal Landscape," which is housed in the Tate Collections. The support measures at 153 by 181 millimeters. Editor: It gives me the feeling of a dreamscape, a place both familiar and just out of reach. So wistful, somehow! Curator: The sepia tones are quite interesting; they lend an antique feel. I wonder what the process was for achieving such a monochromatic effect? Editor: Perhaps it's a reflection of the artist's inner world, the "ideal" being more a state of mind than a physical location? Curator: Possibly, or maybe it reflects a fascination with the picturesque as a commodity, a manufactured landscape tailored for elite consumption. Editor: Regardless, I find myself transported. I feel at peace, which is something, given the current state of things. Curator: Absolutely. There's something to be said about the lasting power of manufactured beauty and our continued longing for nature.