Dimensions: support: 252 x 364 mm
Copyright: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: Here we have an untitled pencil drawing by Charles Martin, part of the Tate Collection. The subject appears to be a woman reclining. It has such a dreamy, intimate feel... What do you make of it? Curator: It whispers, doesn’t it? Like a half-remembered lullaby. The tentative lines... I wonder if Martin was capturing a fleeting moment, a thought almost too fragile to grasp. Maybe a loved one resting? The negative space around her is like the silence of a bedroom. Editor: It really does evoke a sense of quiet. I wonder what she's thinking? Curator: Perhaps she's dreaming up her own artwork, or lost in a reverie. An artist can only dream… Editor: That's a lovely thought! I’ll definitely carry that with me. Curator: Art teaches us to see the world through the artist's mind.