Patsy McArthur, Cadence, Charcoal Drawing, 2021

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Cadence Charcoal on paper Artwork size: 24 x 46.5 inches / 60 x 118 cm Framed size: 27.5 × 52 … Read more Cadence Charcoal on paper Artwork size: 24 x 46.5 inches / 60 x 118 cm Framed size: 27.5 × 52 inches / 70 × 132 cm Float framed in white behind anti-reflect art glass. This contemporary figurative charcoal drawing features a sequential composition of female figures in motion, rendered through precise tonal modeling, layered shading, and expressive line work. The artist combines graphic patterning with soft atmospheric transitions, creating a visual rhythm that recalls film stills and performance-based imagery. Cadence explores the physical poetry of movement, repetition, and transformation. The patterned garments introduce bold visual structure, while the fluid, gestural treatment of hair and limbs conveys speed and emotional charge. The serialized figures create a sense of time passing across the surface, like a choreographed sequence unfolding frame by frame. The work reflects contemporary themes of memory, identity, and embodied experience, offering a refined example of large-scale charcoal figurative drawing with strong narrative and compositional sophistication. Artist Statement: "Cadence is a drawing from a 2021 series where I used strong graphic print clothing to dramatic effect on my running figures. I love the movement of the hair as well as the skirt in this piece." This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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