Lyle Carter - "The Rider"

The Rider
Oil on Canvas, US$ 615
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The Rider

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Oil on Canvas

W: 2000mm x H: 2000mm x D: 60mm
W: 79" x H: 79" x D: 2"

Approx. Weight: 10kg

This work is unframed

Price

US$ 615 SOLD

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About "The Rider"

'The Rider' is a large-scaled work based on a still frame from video footage taken of members of the SAP Equestrian Unit excercising their horses at Emmerentia Dam in Johannesburg.

At the time I was interested in creating works which explored aspects of certain working professions, such as the South African Police. Because professions such as those found in the various units of the South African Policeforce are immensely far from the world of art, I found it interesting to chat to individuals in such professions and see what, if anything, art meant to them, experiencing the extreme, harsh, often brutal experiences they might with every working day.

When I asked one member of the Crime Prevention Unit what art might mean to him personally, I was profoundly moved by what he said: "Art to me is like a beautiful tattoo that you might get that really means something to you. It's getting on your motorbike and letting go and doing a wheelie down the road. Art to me has got to mean something and bring something to your life everyday." One of the best descriptions of Art that I've ever heard.

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