Fall of Icarus I

“Fall of Icarus I” is a bold fusion of charcoal and oil on gessoed canvas, where gesture alone tells the tale. Vigorous, purposeful charcoal strokes carve the torso and shoulder each line charged with energy and emotional tension.

This work invokes the myth of Icarus-not through literal wings or narrative, but through motion and material. The body hovers in precarious balance, embodying Icarus’s reach for the sun and the impending fall. The charcoal lines tremble and blur, evoking wind, heat, and gravity elements central to the tragedy of flying too high.

Here, gesture is narrative. The absence of refinement leaves raw, expressive energy in view, drawing the viewer into a moment of hubris suspended in mid-air—an echo of Icarus’s doomed ascent and descent.