The Last Tango 2017

Michael Cheval, who was also born in 1966, conjured this surreal painting, "The Last Tango," without a listed date, using a dreamy color palette. It's like stepping into a theatre of the mind, where the paint is applied in soft layers, creating a hazy, dreamlike quality. I'm drawn to how the physical texture of the paint seems almost secondary to the world being created. The brushstrokes are blended, smoothed, almost disappearing into the image itself. Look at the way the swirling branches encircle the dancing couple; they're not just decoration but seem to be actively participating in the dance, drawing us further into this waltz with the surreal. It reminds me a bit of Remedios Varo's mystical scenes, where the line between reality and imagination blurs, and the mundane becomes magical. What I like about art is this ambiguity. It’s not about finding one answer but enjoying the dance of possibilities.