Sforzando
soft pastel 62.5 x 45 cm / framed 83 x 65.5 cm
$ 2,900
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Sforzando denotes a sudden, emphatic musical accent, a note that insists on being heard. In this painting, the emphasis is translated visually through extreme contrast and isolation. The cockatoo, poised and self-contained, stands almost monument-like against the void. Despite the species’ reputation for raucous sound, this work considers another form of intensity: the power of contained presence. Silence can be confrontational. Silence becomes the loudest response.