Salvation
- Medium:
- Charcoal and graphite on board
- Dimensions:
- 90.9 × 90.9 cm
- Image courtesy of
- Ronin Gallery
Description
Masahiko Minami's *Salvation* (2014, charcoal and graphite on board) is a monochrome composition dominated by a dense, near-black mass of tree foliage filling the left side of the picture, built from heavy layered strokes with a few softer, lighter leaf clusters along its upper edge. Below, the tree's dark reflection streaks down into a still body of water that fills the lower and right portions of the image, while a low, gray line of distant trees along the far shore appears in lighter tones on the right, its reflection fainter still. The sky and horizon are left almost blank, a pale warm white, and no figures appear in the scene.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Salvation was created by Masahiko Minami (南雅彦).
Salvation depicts landscapes.
Salvation measures 90.9 × 90.9 cm.