Chase 2018

Vincent Xeus’s oil painting 'Chase' shows a horse rendered in soft, muted tones of grey. I can almost feel the artist at work, layering those cool hues, trying to catch the horse's essence. You know, painting is a bit like chasing something yourself, maybe an idea, a feeling. Here the brushstrokes seem to follow the curves of the horse's face, giving it this gentle, almost melancholic presence. It makes me wonder what Xeus was thinking about as they made the piece. The paint isn't too thick, not too thin, but just enough to create a texture that gives the animal's skin a kind of depth. It reminds me of other painters that also chase the spirit of animals, that try to capture the true nature of their subjects, that find new ways of seeing. It's like we’re all in this big conversation together, figuring things out.