Chris Ofili

Chris Ofili uses deep blue hues to portray this sensual scene of a couple dancing at night. The lush setting is inspired by the landscape of Trinidad, where the artist moved in 2005. The darkness of night there, especially compared to the illuminated urban landscape Ofili had known growing up in England, inspired a series of paintings titled The Blue Rider. Ofili explains: “I’ve found that the night and twilight here enhances the imagination. . . . It’s a different level of consciousness that is less familiar to me, and stimulating through a degree of fear and mystery.”