[no title] 1972

Editor: This small, untitled work by Ian Tyson features simple geometric shapes. It feels almost like a coded message. What visual language do you see at play here? Curator: Indeed. Note the stark contrast and the suggestive 'di' inscription. Isn't it reminiscent of early diagrammatic writing, a primal urge to communicate ideas through minimal forms? The 'eyes' above feel totemic. Editor: Totemic, like a family emblem? Curator: Precisely! Or perhaps a simplified deity. It prompts us: what stories do these symbols hold, passed down through our collective visual memory? Editor: It’s amazing how such minimal forms can feel so weighty. Curator: Agreed, each symbol acts as a portal to deeper understanding of archetypes.