Dimensions: support: 294 x 208 mm
Copyright: © Helena Almeida | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: Helena Almeida's "Drawing (with pigment)" presents a stark image of hands at work, or perhaps at rest. The simple lines and dark pigment give it a haunting quality. What do you see in this piece? Curator: This image resonates with the tradition of the hand in art, a symbol deeply rooted in craft, creation, and even mortality. The hands are both active and vulnerable. Does the lack of a defined context amplify their symbolic weight, making them stand for something larger than just the act of drawing? Editor: That's a fascinating point. The ambiguity definitely shifts my perspective. Curator: Almeida seems to capture a moment suspended in time, inviting us to consider the artist's hand as a conduit for expression and perhaps even a reflection of the self. An intriguing paradox. Editor: I hadn't considered the self-reflection aspect. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure; it's rewarding to explore the layered symbolism within such a seemingly simple drawing.
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This is one of thirty-eight drawings in Tate’s collection by Almeida, all of which are rendered in ink, pen and pigment on sheets of off-white A4 paper. Each sheet has four holes punched down one side, and a number of the sheets have drawings on both sides. The images consist of simple line drawings, overlaid with passages of dense pigment. Each depicts the artist’s body in whole or in part. Many detail her hands, often in the act of drawing. Other images show the artist’s legs, arms or torso, or show her performing an action: dragging an unidentifiable mass that is attached to her ankle by a rope, or pushing her prone body up from the floor.
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