surfeur sur une vague a tahiti x hokusai

surfeur sur une vague a tahiti x hokusaiIn the style of Hokusai, this painting depicts a surfing competition in Tahiti. It refers to the now viral photo by Jrome Brouillet, and revisits a memorable moment: surfer Gabriel Medina seems to float in the air for the duration of a photo.

The dancers prepare

The simplified forms of the riders and horses

both peaceful and enchanting

The absence of human presence reinforces the feeling of solitude and abandonment

the silhouettes of passengers move with haste

while carefully rendered details

and this painting is no exception

The canvas depicts luminous ballerinas practising to music

timeless love is transcended in a dreamlike landscape where melting elements and meticulous details invite us to explore the irrational

Yet reduced to a subordinate performing his last tasks

an artistic movement initiated by the painter himself and his wife

blending human interaction with the nuances of nature