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With public art collections closed we are bringing the art to you, exploring highlights from across the country in partnership with Art UK. Today’s pick: Swindon’s mysterious gift from Desmond Morris
Is that a wine glass, or a bowl? A bone or a stem? Eggs or some strange unknown fruit? There is no wrong answer. The beauty of this surrealist artwork lies in its ambiguity; its meaning depends on the viewer’s experiences. Desmond Morris’s still life painting, The Mysterious Gift, offers a selection of unusual and strangely presented objects, whose identity is open to the interpretation of the curious viewer. Continue reading...