Steph Roberts: Divers

On view and in conjunction with the Summer Olympic Games

In this series, I chose to paint images of divers in an exploration of the themes of control, surrender, struggle, and destiny.  By freezing the action of human figures caught tumbling in space, I attempt to address modern man's existential concerns for meaning and order.  In much the same way as a diver works with and against gravity in order to achieve artful grace and precision, the figures in my paintings become metaphors for the intersection of the human and the divine.  I find that out of this tension, suspended moments of beauty and grace are revealed. - Steph Roberts

Image: Steph Roberts, Le Lis Lyrique, oil on panel, 36x48