Alasdair Banks Coloured oil on canvas | 204 cm x 155 cm (80 inches x 61 inches) | framed in satin black wood | Abstract Expressionist
Landing Ground (2009) is a commanding large-scale composition that captures the unrelenting momentum of two racehorses locked in fierce competition. Banks' signature Abstract Expressionist style animates the canvas with kinetic energy—figures fractured into urgent strokes of scarlet, indigo, and chartreuse. The jockeys, hunched with determination, appear almost fused with their mounts, dissolving into a blur of speed and grit. This monumental work overwhelms and enthralls, a visceral testament to the artist’s obsession with motion, power, and the psychological drama of the racetrack.
