Original artwork description:

The monochromatic canvas's texture employs pink and Payne’s Grey acrylic paint and muslin fabric to create the figure. The fabric is expressive yet controlled, and it is thrown repeatedly and teased until the ethos of the piece is revealed. The unique relief of muslin creates forms, revealing emotional expressions within the contorts of the paint-soaked fabric.
Movement remains a key factor in this work, exploring how gesture can manifest within the still image; nevertheless, the figurative form can appear constrained in a moment. 
Elements of soulful musicality and dance are also present, exploring the philosophy of the performer and reflecting upon human vulnerability.
This piece is part of a collection of works inspired by an ongoing investigation of the vulnerability often appearing in performing artists' lives. The life and career influenced this particular painting, particularly the writings of the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky), penned at a particularly troublesome time in the dancer's life. The diary recorded six weeks in early 1919 of Nijinsky's life when he lost touch with reality.

Materials used:

Acrylic paint and muslin fabric on stretched canvas

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