[title not known] 1969

Curator: Here we have an untitled work by the British artist Robyn Denny. Editor: Immediately, I'm struck by the almost meditative quality of the colour fields. The muted purples and blues exude a sense of quiet contemplation. Curator: Note how Denny's orchestration of nested squares and rectangles, rendered in flat planes, creates a visual push and pull. The composition feels meticulously balanced. Editor: Yet, considering Denny's emergence amidst post-war Britain, can't we also see this geometric abstraction as a reaction against the chaos, a striving for order after upheaval? Curator: Perhaps, but I'm more captivated by the relational aspects of the colour. How the interplay of hues shapes our perception. The brown, nested in the blue, really resonates. Editor: Yes, and I wonder what this resonates with, if not the socio-political conditions of its time. Doesn't abstraction always have a referent, even if oblique? Curator: The painting offers such a serene, internal experience. Editor: While for me, it's an echo of a specific moment, a visual response to a complex world.