Green Etching 1969

Curator: Kim Lim, born in Singapore in 1936, created this etching, now held at the Tate. It's simply titled "Green Etching," and it captures a moment of her abstract style. Editor: My first thought is, this is so cool. Like a page of musical exercises. There's something meditative and rhythmic happening. Curator: Lim's work often plays with form and space, influenced by her study of printmaking at the Slade School of Art. Editor: Yeah, it's like she's breaking down a circle into its most essential, energetic components. Curator: These shapes hint at a square grid, a common organizational structure in art, but the hand-drawn lines give it a human, imperfect feel. Editor: Right, the texture! It reminds me of looking closely at tree bark or the patterns in a bird's wing. Tiny, but so alive. Curator: Lim was part of a generation exploring abstraction in post-war Britain. Her work reflects a wider interest in geometric forms. Editor: It's interesting how repetition can be so calming. I could stare at this for ages, just letting the patterns shift and evolve in my mind. Curator: Absolutely. "Green Etching" offers a subtle look into Lim's fascination with the beauty of simple forms. Editor: Exactly, a reminder that even in abstraction, there's a heartbeat.