
Red Cat
2024
A bold red steel silhouette dominates this sculptural work, its form suggesting a stylized creature or totemic head rendered in saturated oil enamel. The composition features a distinctive profile with a pronounced curved upper element and circular void, while small golden rectangular accents punctuate the upper edge like decorative marks or teeth. The orange backing plate creates a warm geometric frame that intensifies the vivid red foreground, emphasizing the flatness and directness of the painted steel form. The finish shows the characteristic industrial sheen of oil enamel on metal, grounding the whimsical imagery in modernist material presence. Part of the CREATURES series, this work exemplifies Van Earl's approach to animal abstraction through bold color and simplified, iconic silhouettes.
- Medium
- oil enamel on steel
- Spotted At
- Studio · Delos Van Earl Studios
Notes
From Delos Van Earl's CREATURES series, oil-enamel-on-steel sculptures of stylized animals and totemic forms. Catalog: https://delosvanearlstudios.com/section/526465-CREATURES.html.
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