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Salsa 2018
by Andy Farr MA Fine Art Painting
Acrylic
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h 80 x w 120 x d 4 cm h 31.5 x w 47.2 x d 1.6 in |
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Description
Emil's trauma relates to abuse he received during his time in Stockholm. It left him feeling empty, lonely, scared, haunted. It is this feeling of alienation and paranoia that Andy sought to capture with an image based on Sergels torg. This is an area next to Stockholm's Central Station which in the 1990s was notorious for the drug trade.
These grey and oppressive streets are then contrasted with a colourful and vibrant image of a couple dancing the Salsa. The bright colours represent the liberation Emil found when he moved to London. Finding freedom amidst the Salsa bars and pubs of South Kensington.
Emil's response was to say: “I love the bright picture in the painting. So colourful and happy! It very much makes me think of that night. It gives hope”.