Viva Andalucia 

Troy Kinney created this print, Viva Andalucia, capturing a dancer in mid-performance, a whirl of frills and motion. The dancer's posture—the arched back, the extended arm—echoes the ecstatic poses of maenads in ancient Greek art. These figures, possessed by Dionysus, embody a release of inhibitions. The dancer’s elaborate costume, adorned with feathers, recalls the symbolic use of plumage in rituals across cultures. Birds, often seen as intermediaries between the earthly and the divine, lend a sense of spiritual transcendence to the dancer’s movements. The image's frenzied energy recalls the intense emotional states captured in Baroque art, where dynamic movement and dramatic lighting were used to evoke strong feelings. Just as Bernini's sculpture of Saint Teresa conveys a moment of spiritual ecstasy, this dancer embodies a raw emotional power. The subconscious force, the dancer's passion, transcends mere performance. It's a visual echo, a resurgence of primal expression.