180cm x 140cm (71″ x 55″)
includes UK delivery and hanging
Midnight Masquerade is a very unusual painting, even by own niche standards. I think that is partly because of the way in which it was created – which was with a snow shovel! Yes, you heard that right, a snow shovel. Make sure you check out the video below to see exactly what I mean.
Unusual techniques often come with unusual outcomes and this is no exception. The combination of black and white paints applied from the end of snow shovel, together with some interesting arms movements has given us and underpinning of dramatic proportions.
On to this I decided to add some colours. Purple and green were the first to be applied over the black and white. The rich metallic flake inside the purple is heavenly, like candy treacle. Even at this point it didn’t feel quite right so I absolutely went for it and got the baking tray out. I loaded it with orange, yellow and white and laid it out liberally across the centre of the canvas.
The result of this abundant layering a volumous paint application is a supremely stylistic, highly individual abstract painting that’s is so densely packed with detail that I simply can’t capture it with a camera. So if the initial impact of doesn’t get you then the details will.
With a painting like this I think it’s good to leave the notion of matching your interior decor behind and accept the colours and shapes for exactly what they are – a riotous cacophony of physics and a middle finger to conformity. I don’t blame you for wanting something that goes with your sofa but at the end of the day who fucking cares?
Life is short, live the bloody thing. Buy what you want, look at what you want and do all the stuff that your conformist peer group tells you not to do.
Stop listening to the naysayers, land on your own moon for once. Seriously, the world is so much more enjoyable when you can let go of the bullshit that you’re expected to carry around.
The result of all of this effort is a painting that delivers on every level. Its bold and bright whilst also being deep and thoughtful. it has rivers of paint everywhere, it has texture it has detail and it has impact. Whatever space this occupies it absolutely owns it – and in a good way! it’s ability to fit in is quite remarkable and that’s down to the combination of colors. Its earthy, natural side helps keep it grounded whilst the energetic and playful side keeps your eyes entertained endlessly.
Add a coupe of spotlights however and the painting reaches even higher levels of intrigue as the metallics start to pop. The nuances of color also begin to show as well as the incredible levels of detail. It’s hard for me to sound objective because I painted it and I love it but I assure you that this is an absolute belter of an artwork.
You may have noticed that I have shown it hung in different orientations on the photographs and that’s because you can hang this in any way you want – even as a diamond. The painting feels different each time you rotate it so you can change the dynamic at any given point to suit your mood or taste.
So if you’re looking for a conversation piece or something to fill up that large empty wall space you have then this would be an excellent place to start. Oh, and it’s also named after the seminal album by Joy Division in case you’re wondering…
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