The painting depicts a scene in which a horseman appears riding forward between two horizontally juxtaposed horses. The "Rider," symbolically representing horseman of the Apocalypse, is shown moving toward a figure falling near a mother holding a child. The composition of the picture is focused on the image formed by the rider and horses in the central plane. Its area, which occupies much of the pictorial space, appears to links the background and foreground, and to reinforce the tense atmosphere generated by the subject matter and the rendering of dense layers of paint applied with broad brushstrokes across the entire surface. The tone reflects a contrast of blue black against red.[4] Some art critics interpreted the work as a metaphor for the wars in Central America and the Middle East.[5] Others suggest that the compositional conception of the figures, colors, symbols and textures give a sense of imminent threat underlining the depicted theme.[6]
^Nabil Kanso:The Split of Life: Paintings 1974-94, p.56, NEV Editions, Atlanta 1996
^Erminy, Peran: The Apocalyptic Paintings of Nabil Kanso, Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Panama, 1988; El Nacional, pp.2-3, April 26, 1987, Caracas, online [1]
^. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
apocalyptic, rider, painting, created, nabil, kanso, 1980, canvas, measuring, feet, meters, part, series, depicting, horsemen, compositions, dealing, with, apocalyptic, themes, artistnabil, kansoyear1980, 1980, mediumoil, canvasdimensions200, painting, depicts. Apocalyptic Rider is a painting created by Nabil Kanso in 1980 It is oil on canvas measuring 7 X 9 feet 2 X 2 65 meters 1 and is part of a series depicting horsemen in compositions dealing with apocalyptic themes 2 3 Apocalyptic RiderArtistNabil KansoYear1980 1980 Mediumoil on canvasDimensions200 cm 265 cm 79 in 104 in The painting depicts a scene in which a horseman appears riding forward between two horizontally juxtaposed horses The Rider symbolically representing horseman of the Apocalypse is shown moving toward a figure falling near a mother holding a child The composition of the picture is focused on the image formed by the rider and horses in the central plane Its area which occupies much of the pictorial space appears to links the background and foreground and to reinforce the tense atmosphere generated by the subject matter and the rendering of dense layers of paint applied with broad brushstrokes across the entire surface The tone reflects a contrast of blue black against red 4 Some art critics interpreted the work as a metaphor for the wars in Central America and the Middle East 5 Others suggest that the compositional conception of the figures colors symbols and textures give a sense of imminent threat underlining the depicted theme 6 See also editApocalyptic Riders Apocalypse SeriesReferences edit Nabil Kanso The Split of Life Paintings 1974 94 p 56 NEV Editions Atlanta 1996 Erminy Peran The Apocalyptic Paintings of Nabil Kanso Instituto Nacional de Cultura Panama 1988 El Nacional pp 2 3 April 26 1987 Caracas online 1 Contramaestre Carlos Nabil Kanso Mouth of the Apocalypse Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2011 09 10 Expressions Panorama April 17 1985 Maracaibo Rossi I Nabil Kanso Expressions Panorama April 15 1985 Maracaibo 2 Erminy The Apocalyptic Paintings of Nabil Kanso El Nacional pp 2 3 1987External links editApocalyptic riders series nbsp This article about a twentieth century painting is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This modern art related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Apocalyptic Rider amp oldid 1173833069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
