[no title] 1979 - 1980

Curator: Here we have a small but compelling work by Stephen Buckley from the Tate Collections, a print comprised of superimposed squares of colour. Editor: Ooh, it feels like a visual haiku! The red square is so assertive against the textured blues. There's a playful imbalance, isn't there? Curator: Buckley often challenged artistic conventions, critiquing formalism through tactile experimentation. The layering and rough texture resist easy categorization. We should consider its position within broader debates about geometric abstraction. Editor: You know, that tension between control and chaos, it reminds me of a jazz improvisation. It's like Buckley is riffing on the square, pushing its boundaries. I almost want to reach out and touch it! Curator: And what does this work communicate about materiality and process when considered in relation to, say, post-structuralist notions of authorship and the deconstruction of meaning? Editor: I'm not sure about that, but I see a little dance of shapes and colours, so light and free. Curator: The interplay of form and meaning provides insight into the artist’s complex negotiation of the legacy of modernism. Editor: Yes, it’s given me something to ponder long after I've left this space. Thanks for that!