$2,250.00
Oil on canvas • 24" x 30"
Professionally finished in a gallery-quality floating frame by Ted at Plaza Art Gallery
A surreal and provocative oil painting, 24x30 inches, inspired by Kenneth Patchen's "Journal of Albion Moonlight." Titled "The Birthday Party of H Roivas," the canvas explodes with dreamlike, disquieting imagery. A dominant figure is a topless dancer in towering heels, her body rendered with painterly abandon, yet with a jarring, unexpected twist: she has an ironing board for a thumb. Four other figures populate the scene, their bodies distorted and recombined. A male figure sports thigh-high pink boots, defying conventional masculinity. One female figure's head is replaced by a vibrant vase overflowing with roses, a symbol of beauty perverted. Floating ribbons, disembodied forks, and flickering flames dance in the background, contributing to the overall sense of chaotic revelry and unease. A *trompe l'oeil* nail appears hammered directly into the canvas, a jarring reminder of the artwork's physical reality amidst the swirling surrealism. The palette is rich and vibrant, echoing the hallucinatory quality of Patchen's prose. The overall effect is both unsettling and captivating, a bizarre birthday celebration rendered in a style that blends realism with the absurd.
