The horse, the rider and the clown by Henri Matisse Julie de Graag gestural spiral while mirror-ball geometry

gestural spiral while mirror-ball geometry and bold flat colour give the everyday object an unexpected glamour

while intertwining spiral forms and organic petal shapes weave through the vertical space with gentle momentum

Santhosh CH's layered textures and expressive mark-making are rendered with sharpness and subtlety on premium matte fine art paper

The result is both calm and visually active

confident palette

The horse, the rider and the clown by Henri Matisse Julie de Graag gestural spiral while mirror-ball geometryFrom Matisse's 'Jazz' series, 'The Horse, the Rider and the Clown' translates the spectacle of the circus ring into pure colour and silhouette. The three figures each rendered as a flat cut paper form are arranged with an almost childlike directness that belies Matisse's total compositional control. Deep blues and warm ochres anchor the scene, while the dynamic interplay between figure and ground gives the composition an energy that feels both