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- Livin' for the City ©2024
Livin' for the City ©2024
72.5 x 48 inches (184.15 x 121.92 cm)
Enamel Acrylic on Canvas
“Livin’ for the City” is part of The Drawing Board, a collection where Michaels’ explores the fluidity of artistic creation as an evolving process—a metaphor for how ideas, forms, and energy take shape before reaching their final form. This piece captures the exhilarating pulse of landscape, where vibrant colors and dynamic movement collide, embodying the electric energy of the city’s ever-present beat.
The canvas bursts with bold oranges, yellows, greens, and blues, each hue pulsating like the heartbeat of the city. The sweeping motion of colors across the canvas mirrors the constant motion of city streets, where every intersection and every rhythm of life brings something new. The palette invites openness and freedom, allowing the colors to flow unencumbered, reflecting the optimism and constant flow of creativity in the city.
In Livin’ for the City, the city itself becomes a metaphor for the creative process—always in motion, never static, constantly evolving. This piece draws the viewer into a moment where the artist’s creative journey intersects with the city’s pulse, offering a snapshot of energy and possibility that is both raw and beautifully unfinished.
“Livin’ for the City” was completed in the fall of 2024 at the artist’s studio in New York.