Matthew Bates
“Ascension 2022 71x32 - Huge Mural Size”
Original Painting : Oil on Canvas
Size: 70.96x31.59x0.00 inches | 180x80 cm
Edition: Original.
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Year2022
Hand SignedLower Center
Condition Excellent
Not Framed
Purchased fromOther 2022
Story / Additional InfoFrom the artist: "In late June 2021, I was invited to a dinner at the Cannotieri di Firenze, right under the Ponte Vecchio. The Sun was setting and it was a beautiful evening. Soon the Pole Dancers from "La Compagnia Colonna" began their show and it was mesmerising! I took many photos of this suggestive grouping of highly trained athletes and came up with the subject of this painting. While I was painting the canvas I came up with a theme, which is "Ascension", the lowest dancer on the pole is "Terra" (the Earth), she is spinning into existence with the light behind her as the Sun. The next dancer is "Acqua" (Water) as she rises up out of the Arno river and sees the sunset for the first time, it represents life coming out of the waters. The next dancer is "Società " (Society) which represents who we are today in the world which is represented by the bridge and the golden outfit worn by the dancer. Finally we have "Lo Spirito" (Spirit) which has transcended life on this plane of reality and ascended."
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