Allen Bentley reuseste sa surprinda dinamismul corpurilor in miscare, fascinatia dansului care desprinde participantii de realitate, dezlantuirea energiilor patimase in momente cand intreg universul este reprezentat de partenerul de langa tine
Allen Bentley has been depicting couples at dance and play for nearly a decade and his work conveys the assuredness and comfort of the familiar. Approaching the physique as a classicist might, he pays close attention to musculature, torsion, balance and weight and uses his ease and knowledge of the human form to pursue the emotional and communicative expressions revealed by touch. Rather than limit his practice, the narrow parameters and repetitious dedication provided a depth to the work that carries it beyond literal subject matter and towards a complex investigation into the human condition. Though he paints men and women in motion, Bentley’s subject is in fact the body, and more precisely, the body as a means of non verbal communication.
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