"Mishima"
The idea for “Mishima” came about after watching the Tokyo Ballet’s “M” based on the life and works of the celebrated Japanese author, which led to the discovery of the dance between Janie Taylor and Justin Peck for Block Magazine which eventually inspired the painting. The song in the video is String Quartet No.3: "Mishima" by Philip Glass.
Responses (2)
July 26, 2022
Emily Roynesdal’s "Mishima" describes the abstract contours and contortions of the human body with figuration. Dance is inherently based on movement, while painting is characterized by stasis. However, both mediums find an unlikely yet harmonious marriage in the present work. "Mishima" does not feel like a moment in time, captured and enshrined in acrylic, but a live performance. The subject’s elegantly reclined head, flowing hair, and beautifully spread arms dance before our eyes. Usually, a painter must delve further into abstraction to achieve such a palpable sense of movement. Still, Roynesdal finds flux and flow with figuration tempered by a restrained flatness that is tonally subdued and beautifully expressed.
- Category
- Figurative, Realism
- Type
- Painting - Unframed
- Materials
- Acrylic, Canvas
- Dimensions
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60.00 inches wide
36.00 inches tall
1.50 inches deep - Weight
- 5.00 lbs
- Location
- Denver, CO, US