Statues

Statues

John Lark
2025
Contemporary Figurative / Neo-Expressionism
Oil on Canvas
48 x 60 inches

In Statues, John Lark constructs a layered psychological landscape where memory, identity, and observation converge. This 48 x 60 inch oil on canvas composition blends figurative elements with structural abstraction, creating a scene that feels both intimate and architecturally composed.

A classical female bust anchors the left foreground, rendered with weight and quiet intensity. Beside her, a smaller sculpted head and fragmented forms suggest reflection and inherited history. Planes of geometry—windows, ledges, drawers—intersect with open water and distant shoreline, dissolving the boundary between interior and exterior space. The cool blues of the horizon contrast with warmer flesh tones and muted golds, while expressive brushwork and visible edges reinforce Lark’s neo-expressionist sensibility.

The painting invites the viewer into a dialogue between permanence and transience: stone against water, structure against openness, stillness against subtle movement. Lark’s approach is confident yet restrained, balancing narrative suggestion with painterly energy. The composition feels cinematic, as though a moment of contemplation has been captured mid-thought.

Statues is a commanding statement piece suited for collectors of contemporary figurative work and for interiors that embrace both intellectual depth and visual presence. Its scale and compositional strength allow it to anchor a curated space with sophistication and quiet tension.