#46462 Andre Brasilier

The artwork presents a stylized landscape dominated by a vibrant green field and a dense forest backdrop. A herd of horses traverses the foreground, their forms simplified and rendered in dark hues against the bright expanse of grass. The trees are depicted as a repetitive pattern of vertical lines, creating an almost abstract wall of blue that stretches across the upper portion of the composition. A thin band of pinkish-red appears at the very top, suggesting a glimpse of sky or sunset through the dense foliage.
The artist’s use of color is striking and deliberate. The intense green of the field contrasts sharply with the deep blues of the forest, establishing a clear visual separation between foreground and background. This bold chromatic choice contributes to an overall sense of heightened reality rather than naturalism. The horses themselves are not individually detailed; instead, they appear as dark silhouettes moving across the landscape, emphasizing their collective presence over individual character.
The composition evokes a feeling of movement and freedom. The herd’s direction is ambiguous, suggesting a continuous journey or migration. The repetitive nature of the trees, while visually arresting, also introduces an element of constraint – a sense that the horses freedom is bounded by this dense, unwavering barrier.
Subtly, theres a tension between the vibrancy and openness of the field and the enclosure suggested by the forest. This juxtaposition could be interpreted as representing themes of liberty versus confinement, or perhaps the interplay between natural instinct and imposed boundaries. The limited palette and simplified forms lend the work an almost folkloric quality, hinting at archetypal narratives about nature, animals, and human interaction with the environment. The inclusion of 47/100 in the lower left corner indicates this is a print, further distancing the scene from direct representation and suggesting a mediated experience of the natural world.