The Kiss (2023) by Andy Sylvester Style:Black frame The copyright of all artwork

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Sport becomes a socially acceptable stage for physical intensity: bodies colliding

Harvard Art Museums catalogues it as a drawing and album page

The small details from the curly hair to the seashell earring make this piece a favourite of mine

The Kiss (2023) by Andy Sylvester Style:Black frame The copyright of all artworkA pair of bearded bears are seen in close up. The one on the right kisses the cheek of the one on the left whose eyes are closed. They are topless and their hair looks sweaty. Is this a post coital tender kiss between two lovers? Or is this the start of foreplay? This beautifully tender moment is rendered in Sylvester's usual luscious buttery paint. Marks built up to convey light, form and colour.