This pop-art style work plays on contrasts, bold colours and the immediate energy they radiate. It shows a young man in three-quarter view, wearing a bright yellow shirt. Behind him, a minimalist backdrop: an intense green earth and a pure, almost unreal blue sky, amplifying the presence of the central figure.
The gesture is ambiguous and profoundly human: arms raised, hands partially covering his face, he seems to be trying to protect himself, to ward off an invisible danger. Yet between his fingers there is still an opening, a slit through which his gaze is still searching for the world. This attitude says everything about the tension that runs through our lives: the desire to protect ourselves in the face of the unknown, and at the same time, the irrepressible urge to participate, to live in the present moment.
A vibrant portrait where fragility and curiosity intertwine, captured in the intensity of the colours and the strength of the gesture.
SlowDad is my artist name. I'm a Frenchman who lived in Sweden for many years, but is now back in Occitanie, in the south of France.
I create all my work by drawing and painting digitally. I draw my inspiration from the light and warmth of my native region,..
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