VANTA - Cordovan

“Cordovan” (2025)
Oil on canvas
180 x 130 cm

Deep dark vibrant red fills this canvas, growing progressively darker as it approaches the edges and creating a sense that the center glows with internal light. This vignetting effect makes the composition feel focused and concentrated, drawing the eye inward. Against this prepared ground, VANTA has placed bold strokes of dark red that verge on black, along with scattered splashes that punctuate the glowing field.

Represented by S-Gallery and available on Catawiki, the piece operates through this push-pull between the luminous red background and the darker marks on top. Where the background suggests depth through gradual darkening toward the periphery, those bold strokes assert surface presence with their decisive application and splattered endings.

The substantial vertical format gives both elements room to work - the graduated red field needs space to develop its glow and fade, while those dark marks benefit from the territory they can cut across. The result feels both atmospheric and direct, combining softer background effects with harder-edged gestural elements.

Shipping:
The work is delivered without a frame (professional packaging, rolled in a tube). it can easily be restretched by a professional or on your own, this is also cheaper then the otherwise increased cost of shipping when sending paintings of this size stretched

The measurements indicated are those of the painting stretched and mounted on a frame (The actual
measurements of the canvas are larger to allow it to be mounted on a frame 2-4cm thick.