Painting description

A chessboard stretches out against a black background like a stage, and above it hangs a huge neon hand, green as phosphorus, with fingers in rings and thin threads. People dance on strings, a dice flies forward, chess pieces shatter into shards, and to the side, a man with a briefcase is also tethered. The composition runs diagonally and draws you in, the steps seeming to fall into the void. This hand is large and green, and it controls the people. The style combines surrealism and comics, flat spots with fluorescent lines, at times like spray paint, at others a precise brushwork. The mood is cool, edgy, and seriously, a little suffocating. I want to take a step back. This painting is about fate and dependence; the word "control" resonates. I truly feel like we're pawns, but we want to break free, almost.