About the Artwork

I'm so proud to present my finished work to continue my classical and Christian mythological paintings. As I leaned on the unpleasantries that we turn our backs into pain, suffering, punishment, and death, I've painted the moment after David beheads Goliath in a much more gruesome affair. I was inspired by my favorite Baroque master Caravaggio, who depicted the same event.

My studies and sketches reference crime scene photos from the internet, accidents, and even victims of terrorism to find the right body for the composition. Even in terrifying subjects, I display drama, richness, and even beauty that marks the Baroque style.

 

 

Through dark contrasts, muted earthy tones, and realistic detailing, tension and unease are evoked, highlighting the gravity of the depicted moment.

Oil on Canvas

Faith and Mythology

Classicism, Contemporary, Realism

2021

This Artwork is unframed and requires framing.

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David and the Fallen Goliath

Mark Lester Ricalde

Manila City, Philippines

Oil on Canvas

35 W x 46 H x 1 D inches

Customer Reviews

Mark Lester Ricalde
Manila City, Philippines

Mark Lester has 3 artworks,
and is available for
commissioned work.

Born and raised in Quezon City, Mark Lester was a light-hearted and joyful kid as he studied painting. There's a ferocious intensity that lurks in his work owed only in part to his impassioned subjects--inspired by the big names of the Baroque era.

Piousness, pleasure, fury, and death--the kind that gets your hands dirty. His paintings hold unsparing realness, well-suited from the time and manner in which he lives. There's a word in Italian: "sottobosco," which means "undergrowth." It also refers to an art subgenre of still life depicting the plants, fungi, and creepy crawlies that inhabit the forest floor--the life that thrives in darkness. He is not a painter of sottobosco, but in a way, he embodies its sentiment: to pursue what lies beneath.

He does likewise thrive in darkness, though. When he was young, he was prowling in the streets, accompanied by his unsavory associates, itching for a back alley brawl.

He was a personal trainer for a fitness company. He recalled, "It's hard to separate the Lester, the fitness trainer, from Lester, the painter. One could not exist without the other." He has lost my job since the pandemic. So he went back to his passion, knocking on your door for an opportunity to be a well-known artist he's been dreaming about since he was a kid.

About the Artwork

I'm so proud to present my finished work to continue my classical and Christian mythological paintings. As I leaned on the unpleasantries that we turn our backs into pain, suffering, punishment, and death, I've painted the moment after David beheads Goliath in a much more gruesome affair. I was inspired by my favorite Baroque master Caravaggio, who depicted the same event.

My studies and sketches reference crime scene photos from the internet, accidents, and even victims of terrorism to find the right body for the composition. Even in terrifying subjects, I display drama, richness, and even beauty that marks the Baroque style.

 

 

Through dark contrasts, muted earthy tones, and realistic detailing, tension and unease are evoked, highlighting the gravity of the depicted moment.

Oil on Canvas

Faith and Mythology

Classicism, Contemporary, Realism

2021

This Artwork is unframed and requires framing.

Art makes a timeless and meaningful gift! This artwork is perfect for occasions such as: Father's Day Birthdays for him Home Purchase Personal Achievements

Consider displaying this artwork in: Office Living Room Hallway Commercial Spaces

Mark Lester Ricalde
Manila City, Philippines

Mark Lester has 3 artworks,
and is available for
commissioned work.

Born and raised in Quezon City, Mark Lester was a light-hearted and joyful kid as he studied painting. There's a ferocious intensity that lurks in his work owed only in part to his impassioned subjects--inspired by the big names of the Baroque era.

Piousness, pleasure, fury, and death--the kind that gets your hands dirty. His paintings hold unsparing realness, well-suited from the time and manner in which he lives. There's a word in Italian: "sottobosco," which means "undergrowth." It also refers to an art subgenre of still life depicting the plants, fungi, and creepy crawlies that inhabit the forest floor--the life that thrives in darkness. He is not a painter of sottobosco, but in a way, he embodies its sentiment: to pursue what lies beneath.

He does likewise thrive in darkness, though. When he was young, he was prowling in the streets, accompanied by his unsavory associates, itching for a back alley brawl.

He was a personal trainer for a fitness company. He recalled, "It's hard to separate the Lester, the fitness trainer, from Lester, the painter. One could not exist without the other." He has lost my job since the pandemic. So he went back to his passion, knocking on your door for an opportunity to be a well-known artist he's been dreaming about since he was a kid.

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