Seven White Horses 

Curator: Today we’re looking at "Seven White Horses," an acrylic painting by Eyvind Earle. It’s an intriguing landscape. Editor: It strikes me immediately as a place of dreams. The orange and red palette feels like perpetual sunset, or perhaps even the aftermath of a grand explosion of color! Curator: Indeed. Earle masterfully utilizes color to evoke a heightened emotional state. Note the strategic arrangement of the trees, stark silhouettes contrasting with the vibrantly textured background. There’s a very deliberate structure here. Editor: Yes, almost staged, wouldn't you agree? Like actors arranged for a grand tableau. And those horses, so elegantly simple! They seem to belong to a fairytale. They bring a strange calmness into the fiery setting. Do you think that was his intent? A certain calm within chaos. Curator: One could argue for that interpretation. Observe the geometrical stylization evident in the trees’ forms. They do provide a grounding effect with its repetition, and the horses provide a focal counterpoint to the surrounding abstraction of shapes. Earle’s formal training is showing through his deliberate use of romantic elements. Editor: There's a sense of mystery that pulls you in. I feel as if those horses are carrying secrets. Each geometric shape has meaning beyond it's formal properties and each silhouette evokes emotions. You can't look away from its weird magic. The lack of dating and locale adds to its mystical quality, giving it this "once upon a time" narrative power. Curator: His intentional simplification of form is designed, I believe, to direct our attention to the relationships between space, light, and form themselves. The material itself--acrylics--lends itself to this very constructed and intentional style, while the fairytale vibe invites viewers in and sparks creative insight and interpretations. Editor: It really is an alluring combination. Makes you think of how simple stories and careful placement can impact people so deeply! Curator: Precisely.