Azul Roy Miller evoking both pride and reflection

evoking both pride and reflection

The composition focuses on five horses and their jockeys

Alasdair BanksColoured oil on canvas | 127 cm x 66 cm (50 inches x 26 inches) | framed in limed white wood | Abstract Expressionist

the piece playfully elevates a legendary jockey mid-flight as two glamorous figures exchange gossip below

allowing viewers to experience the race both as a sequence and a singular surge of energy

Azul Roy Miller evoking both pride and reflectionAlasdair BanksColoured oil on canvas 33 cm x 124 cm (13 inches x 9. 5 inches) framed in white wood Abstract Expressionist In Azul (2022), Alasdair Banks channels the raw dynamism and precision of the polo field into a radiant, abstract composition. The figure of horse and rider bursts forth from a golden ground, their forms rendered in urgent swathes of crimson, cobalt, and ultramarine. With a mallet raised and motion blurred, the scene crackles with