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Bryan Wynter, Seedtime 1958-9
Bryan Wynter, Seedtime 1958-9. © The artist.
About this artwork

This painting seems to be a mad tangle of random lines and curves but keep looking for a minute and you can start to see a structure - perhaps some kind of veil or thin curtain hanging in front of a darker image that we can’t see behind.

Maybe it reminds you of a bead curtain that might hang in a doorway, or a mobile that gently rotates in the wind. Perhaps it could suggest a thick forest or a reflection in water that’s just been disturbed.

This painting by Bryan Wynter is abstract. It’s not obvious what it’s supposed to be or how we should look at it so let your imagination run wild and see what you can make of it. Imagine the painting was just “paused” – what would happen if you pressed “play”? How would the surface move? What would it sound like?




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