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Anyone want these classic 2015 vintage paintings of classic moments in Panthers history?

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Do you have a home decor problem? Does your house look like Dat Alice's living room with pompous crown moulding and ugly 90s bistro prints? Are your walls covered in pictures of your milquetoast kids' uninspired school photo shoot? Are your walls devoid of stimuli that charge your testosterone? Well jump in and buckle up, because brother have I got a gallery for you. Turns out I have to refinance my damn house by my damn self thanks to my ex wife, so it's time for a good old fashioned fire sale. Check out this glorious selection of unique, one-of-a-kind commemorative paintings from that 2015 season:

 

Out of Luck

oil on canvas, 13x17"

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Out of Luck is represented in cubist style. A product of the early 20th century, cubism is an avant-garde art style made popular by the likes of Picasso and Braque. Influenced in concept by Cézanne, it is a form of abstract art that eliminates a single perspective, instead displaying subjects from multiple angles on the same dimensional medium. This often leads to a fractured look, as in the painting above.

A lot is going on in that scene, which is set, of course, on the classic Monday Night Football matchup against the Colts. Remember that night? With this painting you'll remember it forever. Andrew Luck is winding up for the game-sealing interception, his line of sight fixed fearfully on Luke Keuchly's presence. But fans in the stands see something different: Roman Harper's hand, his body marginalized but his digits critically placed, poised for a victorious ball-tipping. Rain streaks from the somber sky, flags litter the fractured landscape, and the football field, like a Dalí painting, melts off the side of an abstracted dimension, the number's fluidity perhaps a metaphor for whimsical spots offered by the referees for four quarters of football.

 

 

Perseverance in Cerulean, No. 1

oil on canvas, 13x17"

 

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Perseverance in Cerulean, No. 1 is a reflection on the infuriating obstacles faced by the Panthers, and in particular quarterback Cam Newton. It is painted in the tradition of an early 20th century German artistic movement called Der Blaue Reiter. It was a critical part of expressionist styles in that century, and while it lacked any strict rules of composition, it was known for the use of the color blue. Blue is the color of spirituality in this movement: the surging desire for spiritual awakening comes in its darkest hues.

Here in the painting Cam Newton stands, late in the fourth quarter of that barnburning Giants game, hidden at first glance, in the maddening landscape of blotted black and shredded white: a metaphor for the stifling tenor of refereeing in that game. In the face of pressure's most unfair manifestation, Newton stands tall: his helmet faces forward, his shoulders squared, posture loose and confident. Determined, stalwart, a man cool and calculated in the face of bone-cracking pressure. Radiating blue, he and his spiritual presence transcend the dark malaise imposed by an atmosphere of institutionalized hopelessness. Cam Newton persevered.

 

 

Solidarity's Genesis

oil on canvas, 13x17"

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This painting captures the very moment that a team and a fanbase galvanized each other. No prior combination of fanbase, quarterback, locker room, momentum, moxie, or institutionalized panache has ever led to a moment like this one: when Cam Newton jerked a giant Packers flag out of the hands of a bunch of cheese-eating white supremacists and single-handedly stomped out the warbling flames of Charlotte football milquetoastry. In that moment Cam said fuck you and our fanbase said yeah fuck them. That moment was a fulcrum and things haven't been the same since.

 

 

Fifteen and 1

oil on wood panel, 33x48"

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This magnificent piece captures the season: foes strewn behind him, Cam Newton alone stands victorious at the top of the mountain. Represented in stunning detail, this original oil painting became the cover art to the Panthers commemorative history book 15 and 1: An Unofficial and Unfiltered History of Professional Football in Carolina, which stood as an Amazon sports bestseller for weeks. The timbre of its hues and the richness of its luster make this an eye-popping addition to any art collection.

 

The genesis of this gallery constitutes a tribute to the resiliency of the 2015 Carolina Panthers in all their undefeated glory. The team has cultivated a culture of winning, of transcendence - and as any artist will tell you, there is no greater subject for the palette and brush than the wonder and mystery of human transcendence. You know they're all PhillyB originals because they say "PhillyB" on the side of the canvas. 

If any of you want any of these regal masterpieces, make me an offer and I'll ship them to you for free. Except for the last one, it's a huge wood panel. Maybe I'll drive it to you.

Let the shrine-building commence!

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