The artwork features a predominant use of bold, vibrant red and black colors, creating a striking and dramatic composition. The subject matter appears to be a lone figure, possibly a portrait, depicted in an expressive, gestural style. The brushstrokes are thick and textured, suggesting an Expressionist approach to the painting's execution. The overall tone evokes a sense of intensity and emotional resonance, reflecting the artist's intention to capture a powerful psychological or sociopolitical statement through the medium of portraiture. ...
Taylor Simmons' practice incorporates painting, printmaking and drawing to create predominantly figurative works that centre on the emotional and physical essence of the contemporary lives he depicts. His process stems from his archive of compulsively collated imagery, which merge and manifest in his canvases through loose lines, gestural marks, fluorescent washes and erasure –– scraping the paint away to reveal abstract details. By gathering and layering fragments of what is around him, his work creates a reflection of who he is and what he sees: a face, a pose, a moment, weaving them together as a means to question why they meant something in the first place. ...
