UNDER PRESSURE. 2025 Acrylic on Canvas 14 x 14 in.

$ 480

 

UNDER PRESURE

 

In this acrylic-on-plywood - canvas collection, a tennis ball becomes the center of an explosive burst of color and energy. Bold, impasto strokes radiate outward, capturing a moment where motion is frozen, yet the power is unmistakable. The ball, though immobilized in space, holds the tension of countless rallies, the weight of potential energy ready to ignite in the next instant.

The layered textures and vibrant palette suggest the fusion of sport and art, where each brushstroke becomes a trace of speed, spin, and impact. Here, stillness is not absence of movement, it is the moment before the storm, the breath before the serve, the split second when the entire game rests in quiet suspension.

This work is a tribute to the paradox of sport: that in one static instant, a ball can carry the force of motion, the anticipation of action, and the memory of every shot that brought it here.