Description
An upright figure of a pale woman with red hair stands in the nude — the figure rendered in a soft greenish tone that lifts her from realism into poetic vision. The left side of the canvas is covered with a decorative, mosaic surface in red-orange geometric patterns reminiscent of Klimt’s style or oriental textiles. The red hair rises and waves at the side of the head with dynamic energy. The painting is vertical and theatrical in the best sense — the figure and the background are equal players in the composition. An artistic wall painting for a space that dares to have a nude with an artistic backdrop on the wall, rather than merely surface decoration.
