Polyamorous Dance, 2021
acrylic and tempera on canvas
As Matisse painted the famous and beautiful dance, I wanted to finish my Master project by the ideal idea of everyone being together, flourishing and dancing happily. Is polyamory the right path? I don’t know yet. While painting I focus on the pace and rhythm of how the brush touches the surface. It is always an author’s arm and hand directing the movement. Very often it is sensual. Here I question: How do colors mingle ? Could paint be unfaithful? If one color cheats on another (third), are the color combinations still pure or dirty in the sense that they are bad, as when people lie and cheat in a relationship that is deteriorating? I wonder if people could behave towards each other the same way brush strokes behave on the surface; flowing, independent, equal, non-judgmental, blending into each other without being jealous, exactly as we are at the beginning of a relationship when we fall in love. But who knows what colors think…