Dimensions: image: 403 x 403 mm
Copyright: © Tate | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Curator: This is a 1977 print by Victor Pasmore, currently residing in the Tate Collections. It's a limited edition, a screenprint on paper, approximately 40cm by 40cm. Editor: My first thought? A quiet landscape. Muted colors, floating shapes… it’s like a minimalist poem about nature. Curator: Yes, the shapes! Pasmore, later in his career, moves to pure abstraction, but always with a keen eye on how materials behave, the layering of inks and their textures. Editor: Absolutely, it's all about the ink. The way the colours interact, it’s not just what they represent, but what they *are*. You can almost feel the grain of the paper. It’s a very tactile print. Curator: I always find that Pasmore evokes a certain sense of calm. The considered arrangement of forms offers a peaceful meditation. Editor: I agree; there’s a real sense of harmony in the composition. It makes you appreciate the simple act of seeing, doesn't it? A real consideration of the artistic process. Curator: Indeed. Pasmore urges us to slow down and observe the world with fresh eyes, and in that sense it becomes deeply personal.