AMERICAN

Riley Waite

Riley Waite is a contemporary painter drawn to the unguarded moments of street life — the brawls, the chases, the small acts of defiance that play out under sodium light and falling rain. His large oils marry photographic observation with painterly drama: figures caught mid-motion, hoods up, faces blurred, wet pavement throwing back the heat of red brake-lights or the cold of a winter morning. There is no comment in the work, only attention — a refusal to look away from how the world actually moves.

Works by Riley Waite

Fever Pitch

100 × 80 cm

A swarm of red-hooded figures collides in the rain — a violent festival or street ritual flaring against a derelict urban wall. Oil on canvas.

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Happy Slap

100 × 80 cm

A three-figure brawl outside an off-licence — wind in the trees, rain on the pavement, the red hoodie pivoting between blow and impact. Oil on canvas.

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Mitchin

100 × 80 cm

Two kids in black-and-blue tracksuits sprint through open school gates, backpacks flapping, the wet ground throwing red traffic-light back at the viewer. Oil on canvas.

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