Twisted Night By Stephen D Bunting

Stephen D. Bunting is a contemporary fine artist, who works predominantly with oil on canvas. His work incorporates figures and faces, employing traditional methods for a unique, contemporary aesthetic. In his paintings, Bunting is alive to the texture of paint, using bold brush strokes or palette knife cuts for a thick, impasto surface. Bunting's passion for the graphic novel is revealed in 'Twisted Night', a beautiful depiction of Batman, as he twists and contorts his body, his black cape arching behind him, in what appears to be a moment of physical agony or intense contemplation. . In the painting, Bunting subverts the conventional comic book illustration, transforming the figure of the superhero into a majestic, mythical figure, worthy of the sublime styles of old.