Dominic Musa
To Open the Gates, 2021
Oil on linen
101.6 x 86.3 cm. / 40 x 34 in.
The sacrificial lamb: I made the painting reminiscent of hell by connecting the colour palette and a densely patterned/textured surface and space. Reversing the sacrifice of the lamb rather than...
The sacrificial lamb: I made the painting reminiscent of hell by connecting the colour palette and a densely patterned/textured surface and space. Reversing the sacrifice of the lamb rather than getting into heaven as an entryway to hell or purgatory. The figures are in a type of limbo gesturally, somewhere in between movement and stillness. Guilt associated with being a part of killing an innocent animal for sport or gain.