[no title] by  Terry Winters

[no title] 1989

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Dimensions: image: 200 x 163 mm image: 125 x 83 mm

Copyright: © Terry Winters | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate

Curator: This untitled print by Terry Winters presents two distinct images. The larger one, measuring 200 by 163 millimeters, depicts a cellular structure, while the smaller, 125 by 83 millimeters, appears to be an X-ray of a knee joint. Editor: It strikes me as a commentary on the body, a juxtaposition of the micro and the macro, almost clinical in its detachment. Is Winters suggesting a connection between these scales? Curator: Perhaps. Winters often explores systems, whether biological or mathematical. This work could be seen as a reflection on the body as both a collection of cells and a functional structure. Editor: And the clinical aesthetic? It's like a dissection. Is there a social critique here, a commentary on medicalization? Curator: That's a valid interpretation. The lack of a title allows for multiple readings, positioning the viewer to consider the broader implications of scientific inquiry and its impact on our understanding of ourselves. Editor: It's unsettling, yet fascinating. It makes you consider the fragility and complexity within us all. Curator: Precisely. It's a quiet piece, but rich with possibilities.

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Terry Winters began making prints in 1982 after working as a painter for more than ten years. Engaging in the printmaking process, he found a way to extend his interest in drawing, which already underpinned his painting practice, and further his ideas within a structured method. The many stages of revision and proofing that lead to a final editioned print provided Winters with a vehicle to explore and elaborate ideas in keeping with his preferred method of developing artworks during their making.