Samurai Illusions

Samurai Illusions by Kurtis Brand
48" × 72" (diptych, two panels 48" × 36")

Acrylic on Canvas with Oil Pastel and Charcoal

Deep scarlet and vermilion across six feet, cooling to rose along the lower edge. Black masses sit at either side of the seam; white contour draws figures that read as riders or kneeling forms. Red script runs near the center. Long drips fall the full height throughout. Saturated red, spare drawing, combat and stillness in the same field.

A full wall piece in a single color. Made for a living room, a dining room, or a long corridor. The red governs whatever room it enters; hang the panels tight so the seam reads as one field, and keep everything around it plain.