Dimensions: image: 178 x 129 mm
Copyright: © Christopher Le Brun | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This etching by Christopher Le Brun presents a rather abstract composition. With the dark, swirling lines, and the central sun-like shape, it feels a bit chaotic, yet strangely grounded. What do you make of it? Curator: Chaotic, yes, but perhaps it's the beautiful chaos of a garden just before dawn? I sense a yearning for the romantic, a sort of neo-romanticism. Notice how the lines, though abstract, suggest growth, confinement, a reaching out... and that sunburst could be a promise. What does it promise, do you think? Editor: Maybe a new beginning, or a hidden energy source? Thanks, I never would have seen that garden metaphor on my own! Curator: Art is like a mirror, reflecting our own selves back to us. The more you look, the more you find.