Preview is protected. Sign in to see a larger watermarked preview.

Man with Axes and Floating Faces

This striking oil painting features a Black man in a white shirt and blue jeans, holding two axes. He stands in a vibrant green landscape dotted with abstract white shapes and small, yellow-faced portraits. The background is a deep blue, filled with more of these circular, portrait-like elements and abstract forms. A luminous blue orb hovers in the mid-ground, and a tree stump sits in the foreground. The artwork's textured brushstrokes and bold color contrasts create a powerful and enigmatic visual narrative, inviting contemplation on themes of identity, labor, and perception. The overall impression is one of surrealism and symbolic depth, with a strong emotional resonance.

Colour palette