American Thoroughbred
in painting
The Significance of Painting Horses
Is there any significance? One could say that the horse is also just a metaphor; it has more symbolic power today than ever before, where the worlds are opposite to each other, the old and the new one. The horse embodies the old world, but it must be saved, must show that it is worth uniting the old cultures, the old worlds with the new.
this is a transatlantic art project
Photo Gallery
You don’t only look at the picture, the picture also looks at You!
You can’t compare this with the usual depictions of horses on small canvas formats. You now have a new animal friend in your home – however he doesn’t need to be fed! He just stands there, doesn’t say anything, but he knows …His muteness is more meaningful than any comment. He is sublime, and at the same time captivates you every day by its beauty. His gaze goes into you and makes him to your closes ally – you don’t want to miss him anymore.
The big format
Eclipse, the 18th Century race horse
ECLIPSE (1764-1789) was an undefeated and considered the greatest british racehorse of his time. His sire line has become dominant in the modern Thoroughbred worldwide.It has been estimated that Eclipse is a tail-male ancestor of 95pc of contemporary thoroughbreds or of nearly every living thoroughbred in the world.
After his death his sceleton was prepared and was taken as a basic construction for this painting.