greek porter painting

Greek porter

by Arturo Laime

30 x 40 cm (11,8 x 15,7″)

Oil on wrapped canvas

Black Forest, Germany

© Arturo Laime

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About this artwork

This artwork was inspired by a documentary depicting the life and work of servants and slaves of the Ancient Greece. The muscular body of this painting is a reflection of the aesthetic used in Greek art.

To create the image, I used references of bodies, ruins, marine views and clothing of Greek porters. This artwork was paint on a framed canvas I stated filling the background with a layer of acrylic. Then I built up the image with graphite, ink and oil painting. I used some cuts from newspapers in the background to provide the texture of ancient rock.