Title:
Bellydance of the Pyramids - Rachel Brice
Year
Created: 2007
Medium: Painting - Oil on stretched canvas
Width: 910 mm
Height: 610 mm
Price - Original: £ 2,995 (Framed)
This original artwork will be included along with 21 others within my solo exhibition on a dance theme from 25 October to 29 November 2008 at the Tavistock Wharf Arts and Entertainment Centre, Wharf Gallery, Canal Road, Tavistock, Devon PL19 8AT. Tel.: 01822 613928. E mail Chris at ChrisBurchell@tavistockwharf.com or myself for further details.
For this exhibition only, this original has been framed to a very high standard at no additional charge.
Price - Print: £59 - 600 mm H x 900 mm W.
£49 - 400 mm H x 600 mm W.
Please note that these are unframed, signed, 'Open Edition Artist's Prints', printed at high resolution on heavy 225 gsm, Canon Embossed Art Paper, from my Canon gicleé printer, using UV resistant pigmented inks, hence they are lightfast. The sizes mentioned are rounded off so are approximate. Please see the Originals & Prints page for further details.
Description:
In Bellydance of the Pyramids, Tribal Fusion belly dancer Rachel Brice displays her characteristic back bend pose in front of my favourite ancient wonder of the World, the pyramids of Giza in Egypt. The night sky features the Ursa Minor constellation, with the 'North Star' Polaris overhead. Produced in cooperation with photographer Mark Rahmani - MVGals (Thanks Mark).
Both the belly dancer and the background are painted entirely with a knife. A high level of contrast is provided and the colours made extremely rich, bold and lustrous, thus creating a very contemporary feel overall.
It's a very large, very dramatic, emotive, moody and atmospheric figurative belly dance painting in an Arabic setting that would not look out of place as a feature in a lounge, study, office, music room, conservatory, bedroom, hall, landing or similar room and be a focal point to be proud of.
Shown below is a photo of the original oil painting in a frame for exhibition purposes and a photo of a print on a stretched canvas. Unfortunately, the picture quality isn't so good due to camera limitations though you get the idea...
Contact myself for more information about this beautiful work of art, or if you would like to purchase it. Obviously, the quality of the original painting and prints is much better than displayed here, though if you wish to make a closer inspection, please let me know of any specific area you're interested in and I'll e mail a higher resolution image to you.
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