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MARCO DA SILVA by ROSS WATSON

Marco Da Silva is better known as Kylie Minogue's dancer. This German hunk was featured on OhLaLa for the first time a couple of years ago [Marco Da Silva by Pedro Virgil - Marco Da Silva by Joan Crisol] Today he was captured as a Caravaggio hunk by the brushes of Ross Watson.

When Da Silva modeled for this painting in Berlin, he had begun preparing for another tour with Kylie Minogue, and here Watson refers to the sometimes lonely and isolated existence of performers whilst touring - a metaphorical offering of close and trusted friends.

This painting is actually available on Ross Watson Official Site. Below a picture of Marco (left) and Ross in Berlin.

CLASSIC DE NOVO ROSS WATSON

'Love conquers all; let us all yield to love!': In his second reference of Caravaggio's 'Victorious Cupid', Watson's superb feature-painting for his upcoming Berlin exhibition explores the notion of the disposable and the sustainable in today's society. Depicted life-sized, contemporary German model Marcel holds a digital camera and stands in the foreground of the 17th Century scene. Watson produces just one painting of this size and calibre each year.

"On my many visits to the Gemaldegalerie I have felt a strong connection with Carravaggio's paintings, being struck by the almost photographic naturalism of his technique. The candid expression of cupid here is a perfect example. In Caravaggio's era everything was hand-crafted, cared for and kept, unlike so much today including many digital images which are discarded. I decided to paint Marcel lifesize to increase the level of realism".

This painting after Caravagio 1603 (Oil on board, 75 x 85 cm / 30" x 33") was sold to a private collection in London for US$21,500. Paintings included in the forthcoming Berlin exhibition may be pre-purchased, and will be available for shipping ex-Berlin July 1.

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OHLALA ROSS WATSON'S MODELS!

It is always a pleasure to see Ross Watson's models on the canvas but if we can get them in the flesh ... we won't say no ;-) On the painting above, Luca, in a painting inspired by Georgione's meditative youth, and below, Luca.



'Evening Landscape with Two Men' below after Friedrich's painting with Jad, who was kind enough to take off his shirt for the picture. Thank you Jad and Thank you Ross :-)



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AUSSIE SWIMMER GRANT HACKETT BY ROSS WATSON

Ross Watson's recent artworks feature Olympic gold swimmer, Grant Hackett. Hackett holds the 1500 meter freestyle world record, and is being keenly watched during the 2008 Bejing Olympics. Watson has depicted him as if on the starting blocks, and poised to dive. A jet fighter aircraft sits sleekly on the beach behind him, creating a metaphor for speed and a formidable opponent.

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OHLALA GOREN BY ROSS WATSON

Here's a recent painting featuring one of Berlin's hottest models, Goren, before an equally dramatic figure by Caravaggio. Purchased this week a day after the painting was finished, it will soon hang in a loving home in Trump World Tower, NYC.

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