Joan Carles Roca Sans (barcelona 1946), The Sacred Dance 1978 (la Danza Sagrada) H 130 Cm

The theme of the woman dancing in a forest was a subject dear to Symbolist and Nabis painters.
It was also for JC Roca Sans (Barcelona, ​​1946), a painter who at the beginning of his career explored the expressive possibilities of a world with an uncertain future.
Life in the countryside, in the Emporda region rich in forests, the children of the villages, the popular festivals among others, were so many reasons to share his emotions with us.

This painting The Sacred Dance (La danza sagrada) painted in 1978 is an ode to nature and dance. The dance where the strictly artistic character resides in the very evanescence of the appearance.
This presentation of a presence to the body with the vibration invisible in art but with evocative gestures appears as a delicate form, almost elusive among a strong nature.
This wide trunk of the tree, well rooted, is a real anchor. The speckled ground and the backdrop of pastel colored trees and plants provide lively energy

Dimensions without frame H 130 cm / W 97 cm
Dimensions with frame (slight lacks) H 133 cm / W 100 cm / D 2.7 cm

In very good shape. Signed lower left

Reproduced in the book Roca Sans La experienca Ampurdanesa 1974-1979 (black and white)
Reproduced in the book Roca Sans Obra 1974-1999 p. 12

From the artist's studio fund. This painting is sold with a certificate of authenticity from the Galerie ATRIUM TORROELLA Antiques & Art Gallery