This abstract work showcases a vibrant and expressive use of color. The canvas is dominated by a striking golden-yellow hue, punctuated by energetic brushstrokes and splatters of green and white. The composition appears organic and fluid, with amorphous forms and shapes that suggest a landscape or figures, though they remain ambiguous and open to interpretation. The artist's bold, gestural technique and the overall sense of movement and dynamism imbue the piece with a strong emotional and atmospheric quality. This work likely reflects the artist's exploration of the expressive potential of color and paint, capturing a mood or evocative feeling rather than depicting a specific subject matter. ...
Often working from sketches of his travels and everyday surroundings, Max Wade reduces these sketches to their critical forms and negative space and transforms them into paintings. In this way, Wade's drawings are enlarged, rotated, and distorted, and the motifs are simplified, allowing the works to depict a layered imaginary landscape where plains interchange and motifs darken to become ambiguous. The paintings become as if alive, with a sense of rhythm, physicality, and energy. ...
