The Ride
Oil on canvas, 2026
254 × 153 cm
A rider and horse occupy a compressed vertical field, their forms emerging through layered, provisional marks. The composition emphasizes balance over movement, holding the figure in a state of ongoing adjustment rather than resolution.
The horse carries both mass and instability, while the rider remains partially defined, suggesting a body negotiating control rather than asserting it. Traces of underdrawing and revision remain visible, allowing multiple stages of the image to coexist.
The work holds a sustained tension between structure and dissolution. Within the series, The Ride marks a moment of concentration—where proximity intensifies and the act of riding becomes a continuous negotiation between force, vulnerability, and presence.
