"Two Beasts" Justin Kidston

Two Beasts, 2024

Oil on linen

35.5 x 27”

$2,250.00

This piece was created as part of a body of work that I was experimenting with last year. I fittingly titled it Two Beasts and was thrilled to see the theme of your call for art. This piece, or more specifically this body of work, was an opportunity for me to explore a much more playful style of painting that consists of energetic shapes filled with glazes of vibrant colors and textures. My painting depicts two very imaginative beasts, quite different from one another, intertwined by a colorful abstract mass. When I made this piece, I didn’t want to paint literal beasts or animals. They are only referenced as such by the inclusion of familiar elements such as hair, scales, claws and teeth. If it weren’t for those elements, one could get the forms mistaken for something completely different. It is because of these imaginary aspects that I feel that my painting would be perfect for your group show and I would be thrilled to be included.