The sheer exuberance of the riotous and rather magnificent central feature never fails to make me smile. Huge swathes of solid, confident colour dominate the graded background layers. It really does remind me of dancing figures; free to express themselves as they wish and rejoicing in a defiant celebration of the joy of movement. I don’t know about you but I think they’re all holding hands at the top?
The dominance of the red figuration is tempered somewhat by the black ones that lie behind. A clever use of directional change prevents you from scanning the painting too quickly whilst still maintaining that all important left to right movement – something that was essential to get motion into the piece. One of the very cool things I love about this painting is the way the red has dried – forming complex ridges in the paint. You’ll see what I mean in some of the close up shots. I wanted to get this effect to add an extra dimension to the piece.
Lord of the Dance is sold. He is painted in various shades of industrial enamels blended to my own formula. He measures 180cm x 130cm by 44 mm deep. He was painted onto a flat piece of triple primed Belgian canvas then hand stretched by me over a solid kiln-dried hardwood frame and stapled on the reverse. This piece of modern art is ready to hang. I’ll even bring him to you and hang it personally – like having an art gallery in your home.
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