Experiment in Textures 1923

Curator: We're looking at "Experiment in Textures" by Sir Cedric Morris, held in the Tate Collections. Editor: It’s… curious. At first glance, it’s a rather muted palette attempting to contain something explosive. Curator: Morris, born in 1889, seems to have been deeply engaged in exploring the tactile qualities of paint itself. Consider the rough texture of the background versus the smoother planes of color. Editor: The shapes feel almost like broken icons, fragments of something once whole. The leaf motif recurs; does it symbolize growth amidst decay? Curator: Perhaps. Or it could be that he was interested in the material implications of representing organic forms alongside geometric ones, challenging our perceptions of "nature" and "artifice." Editor: I see these jagged edges and I can’t help but feel the push and pull between what's revealed and what's concealed within a subconscious landscape. Curator: Ultimately, it's a fascinating object lesson in how surface and substance collide. Editor: A visual poem about rediscovering meaning in fragmented symbols.