Last Tango in Wonderland 24 x 30″ mixed media on canvas

Our dancers dance the last tango, oblivious to what is either a grand celebration or a doomsday scenario. Is that confetti flying about or is it the precious stuff of Earth being stirred up, sent flying into space by our attractive dancers. What does it say that two elite giants are dancing on the heads of millions of people on Earth? Is it a conversation about class or is it a post-apocalyptic memory of a life we can no longer enjoy? Our handlers live in their own reality while we struggle to survive.

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With only the scantest idea of a plan, a simple sketch, Last Tango in Wonderland launched with the initial throwing down of the paint, mostly at the direction and assistance of Robert, but executed solely by Nick. The goal here is to harness Nick’s magnificent gift, which is his freedom and spontaneity. These brilliant sweeps of paint and Nick’s expressive mark making is how the painting begins. Nick’s ability to get out of his own way is off the charts, partly because he has Cerebral Palsy and can only make spontaneous, impulsive marks; marks most abstract expressionists would die to be able to make. The other thing you need to know about Nick is he has an artist’s eye and an artist’s soul. There is no room for the slightest contrivance or fakery. His job is to strike, then get out of the way. All artists are two people: the one who paints and the other to tell him when to stop. Nick is a pure abstract expressionist, in the purest sense of the word. Robert’s role in this stage is to furnish paint and direct the general contours of the map they had in mind, and otherwise to simply allow Nick to do his magic. There is a general consensus between the two as to when enough is enough.