Rainbow Painting (I) 1966

Editor: This is Norman Adams’ "Rainbow Painting (I)" from the Tate Collections. It's a striking, large-scale piece. The rainbow seems to be emerging from a blood-red landscape. What cultural memories are evoked for you? Curator: Notice how the rainbow, universally a symbol of hope and promise, is grounded in this earthy, almost primordial landscape. Does it suggest a link between the earthly and the divine, a visual covenant? Editor: That connection between the earthly and divine hadn't struck me so directly, but it makes sense given how rainbows are often perceived. Curator: Indeed. And consider the rainbow's arc – is it a bridge, a portal, or a protective embrace? Editor: I'm starting to think of it as a promise over a potential abyss, or maybe even a new beginning. Thank you. Curator: My pleasure. It seems images still have much to teach us about what we feel and remember.