African Dance 2010

Gazmend Freitag made "African Dance" with oil on canvas, and just look at those strokes! I imagine Freitag layering the paint, building up this image, then scraping back to reveal the surface, a bit like excavating a memory. The reds are so vibrant, almost like a heartbeat, and the figures seem to emerge from a swirling, energetic ground. It's like the painting itself is dancing, full of rhythm and movement. The figures are grounded but also fluid, like the artist wants to show us they're not static, they're alive. I can almost feel the heat and energy of the dance. This painting reminds me that artists are always in conversation, borrowing and building on each other's ideas. It’s not just about what’s depicted but how the paint is applied, how the colors vibrate. It's all a big, messy, beautiful conversation.