Dimensions: support: 762 x 635 mm frame: 895 x 775 x 60 mm
Copyright: © Tate | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This painting, "The Arrival," by Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, is a whirlwind of shapes and colors. It's incredibly dynamic, almost chaotic! What do you see in this piece? Curator: The strength lies in the dynamism, wouldn't you agree? Note how the fragmented forms and intersecting lines create a sense of movement, emulating the energy of the modern age. The muted palette with strategically placed bright accents, further enhances the composition. Editor: I do see that now! It’s less chaotic and more…structured energy. Curator: Precisely. It's a visual symphony of form and color. Editor: I learned so much from this piece. I can see the movement so much more clearly now. Curator: Indeed, the artist captured the essence of modernity.
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When this work was first exhibited a reviewer commented: ‘It resembles a Channel steamer after a violent collision with a pier. You detect funnels, smoke, gangplanks, distant hotels, numbers, posters all thrown into the melting-pot, so to speak. Mr. Nevinson acted as interpreter, explaining that it represented a state of simultaneous mind.’ Nevinson co-wrote Vital English Art: A Futurist Manifesto. He was fascinated by the idea of ‘simultaneity’. This is shown here in his attempt to capture in one composition the many views and movements in a single moment. Gallery label, September 2016
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