Lot 139: THRUSH HOLMES, UNTITLED, 2016, mixed media on canvas, 82 ins x 60 ins; 208.3 cms x 152.4 cms

THRUSH HOLMESUNTITLED, 2016mixed media on canvas 82 ins x 60 ins; 208.3 cms x 152.4 cms Provenance:Commissioned by a Private Collector, Toronto, 2016The work of Thrush Holmes (b.1979) is immediately characterised by its frenetic energy. Great blurs of colour are cut with fluorescent slashes, bouncing from one side of the canvas to the next in an electric frenzy. Working in both intimate and monumental scale, his works are diverse, combining traditional media of oils and pastels with spray paint, collage, and neon light to create eclectic images that appear caught in the act of forming and re-forming themselves. Untitled discards figuration altogether, settling in to an aesthetic of erratic movement which seems unable to coalesce into one form. Colours seethe across the canvas, bounce off the edges, collide with each other in a flurry of movement that threatens to burst out of the frame - yet retains a delicacy and muffled softness, as if all this energy is contained beneath frosted glass. Addressing themes from mythmaking to yearning, Holmes’ pieces are caught in a rhythm of reinvention, each canvas radiating with an impulsive, interior vibrancy.Estimate: $6,000–8,000