A Young Girl 

Editor: This is Ambrose McEvoy's 'A Young Girl' from the Tate Collections. The brushstrokes are so visible; you can really see the ink on the paper. What can you tell me about the process? Curator: Notice how McEvoy’s energetic brushwork isn’t just descriptive but performative. It highlights the very act of applying the ink. What does this immediacy tell us about artistic production at the time? Editor: So, it’s not just about *what* is depicted, but *how* it's made and what the process means? Curator: Exactly. It challenges the idea of art as solely intellectual or representational, emphasizing the value of skilled labor and material engagement. Editor: That's a perspective I hadn't considered! Curator: Hopefully you will now.