Sunset al dente (2022)Oil painting by Rory Mitchell

‘Sunset al dente’: a dusk that is deeply tangible. Undoubtedly an end of a day, but perhaps also an embodiment of the final chapter of a long life before it sinks below the horizon.
Despite the painting’s peculiarities, it describes a behaviour that may be familiar to all but a few of us. The piece chronicles an older man allowing himself a moment of youthful playfulness; some respite from the gravity of a daily routine. Away from the public eye and conventions, people are neither elegant or beautified. They enact their instincts; they become a true definition of themselves.
The spaghetti is a joyful chaos. A miniature re-enactment of the bedlam of existence.
In the foreground a face can be found in the reflections of the spoons. The companion appears to stare, mouth agape in awe or bemusement. The composition of the painting is worked in a way so that the reflection could well be you, the viewer, if you wish to keep the man company.

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Oils

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 80 x 100 x 2cm (unframed) / 80 x 100cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: People and portraits

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