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G93A Swan Dive
Oil on panel
Aug to Nov 2006, Size 386x490 mm

About this painting

This idea dates back to June 2006. Originally a rough and disjointed cityscape, the theme then was urban confinement and constriction.

This painting is about freedom. The towering buildings of a threatening city slope inward at acute angles to create sense of pressure. The buildings themselves are organic, made from the screaming, twisted, faces of the oppressed; and the damp blue sky flies with speed and fury towards the horizon. Yet in this turmoil there is peace. In the arms of the cool wind, the only figure, a lone jumper flies free.

Technical details

Swan Dive was painted on a heavy 12mm medium density fibreboard panel instead of the more usual 6mm thickness.

Swan Dive (Original)
Private collection.