Riding the Gentle Giant
Oil on Canvas | 24″ x 36″ | £2000
Riding the Gentle Giant is a captivating and surreal painting that blends fantasy with a sense of quiet dominance. In this dreamlike scene, a beautiful, masked lady, dressed in a riding outfit, prepares to mount a colossal whale shark. The creature, typically a symbol of immense power, is docile and submissive beneath her, suggesting a profound connection between the two. Its back is outfitted with a saddle, as though it awaits the lady’s command for an extraordinary journey.
The underwater landscape surrounding them is equally enchanting, with a river flowing mysteriously along the ocean floor, while the peaks of mountains rise from above, creating a surreal juxtaposition of land and sea, past and present. The fluid, ethereal setting blurs the boundaries between the real and the imagined, allowing the viewer to step into a world where the laws of nature are bent, and anything is possible.
In this composition, the anonymous, slight female figure stands as the dominant presence, her delicate form contrasting with the overwhelming size and strength of the whale shark. Yet, it is the whale’s quiet submission that gives the scene its power. The painting invites a reflection on the nature of control and harmony, exploring how the gentlest forces can command the greatest power. Through this surreal partnership, the artist suggests that dominance does not always arise from strength, but from grace, intent, and an unspoken bond between two beings from different worlds.
- A truly unique and original painting, only one of its kind in existence!
- This painting is on a 40mm deep box canvas, unframed and ready to hang.
- Framing on request, please get in touch to discuss ideas and your decor.
- Signed on the front and reverse by the artist Anna-Marie Buss and will make a sensational and thought-provoking addition to your home.
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