Drawing from a transient moment of urban euphoria of Carnival, this painting captures the charged simultaneity of spectacle and dissonance. Flickers of saturated light and erratic, layered mark-making suggest the vitality of a city in motion—streets swollen with presence, excess, and expectation. The canvas operates as a threshold between observation and illusion, where figures verge on abstraction, and social hierarchies blur under the glare of collective performance. Within this visual choreography, joy is rendered alongside tension, and the night becomes both a stage and a mask—a fleeting suspension of order, held in luminous contradiction.
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Original, one-of-a-kind abstract painting by Cristine Balarine
- Size: 170x125cm
- Medium: Acrylics, oil sticks, pastels and graphite on raw cotton canvas
- Ready to hang: yes, stretched (unframed)
- Signature: front and verso, also signed certificate
- Year: 2024
- Finish: silky varnish with UV protection
- Ready to hang: yes, stretched (unframed)
- Shipping costs: Free shipping if rolled in a tube. €250 shipping including insurance in European Union, for purchases outside European Union including the UK please contact me by email (info@cristinebalarineaer.com) for a quotation. (unframed). Taxes, VAT, Customs Duties and Import Charges are to be covered by the buyer.
- Signature: front and verso, also signed certificate
- Year: 2024
- Finish: silky varnish with UV protection
- Delivery time: min 10 working days (depending on size, customs formalities etc.)
- Returns acceptable within 14 calendar days of receipt of the artwork, see T&C for further information.