Gross McCleaf Show
Gross McCleaf Show
I want a complicated dynamic beauty. Choreographed Martial Arts has always fascinated me... Not for its death and gore, but for its carefully composed explosive energy. I also enjoy a medieval response to pictorial space, where irrational structures, shifting volumes, and carefully composed surface rhythms combine to form a moving sense of permanence. My work is an emotional equivalent for these inspirations, not a direct imitation. For me, they are a meditative yet empowering thrill!
Snake
Snake 
 
oil on canvas, 36"x36"