Shane Bonsujet

Siesta

100 × 120 cm

Acrylic paint on stretched canvas

Unsold

Suggested offer$2,000

About the work

Siesta is a celebration of slowing down. Suspended in a brightly coloured hammock, the figure gives themselves completely to the moment—hat pulled low, hands resting, with nowhere else they need to be.

Against the deep green background, the vivid stripes bring a sense of warmth, rhythm and playfulness to an otherwise quiet scene. The work is about those rare moments when the world can wait; when doing nothing becomes something worth holding onto.

There’s no urgency here, just rest, colour and the simple pleasure of letting the afternoon drift by.

About the artist

Shane Bonsujet is a visual artist based and working out of his studio in Melbourne.

Shanes art often draws on lived experiences and memories that explore themes of psychology, growth, empowerment and discovery forming a deep connection with viewers.

Emotive, expressive, intuitive and playful, Shane's paintings are inspired by many influences such as the natural world, existentialism and philosophy that create a balance and duality between depth in concept and naïve appearance. Bold colours and expressive brushwork create an open dancefloor for curious mark making, patterns, naïve characters, symbols and motifs that balance abstraction and various other styles and references.

Shanes paintings are held in public and private collections all over the country and internationally, and has been a finalist in various notable art prizes such as the Blacktown art prize, Fishers Ghost art prize, Hawkesbury art prize, Lethbridge 10,000 and exhibited in several exhibitions, group shows and art fairs.

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