The dissension of Anansi (#19), is a painting by Jamaican born artist Leasho Johnson made in 2022. It is made with charcoal, watercolor, acrylic, oil stick, oil, coffee, logwood dye, gold foil, and gesso on paper mounted on canvas. It measures seven feet tall by just over four feet wide and two inches deep. It is in vertical orientation, meaning that its shortest side runs parallel to the ground. The work comprises two distinct panels arranged vertically, one above the other, each presenting a dense, gestural composition of layered abstract forms. In the upper panel, dark silhouetted figures emerge from a background of energetic green brushwork suggesting foliage or vegetation. Curved organic shapes in coral pink, cream, and yellow weave through the darker forms, creating a sense of movement and tension. The lower panel bursts with more vivid color—vibrant purples, oranges, turquoises, and magentas intermingle with deep blacks and browns. Flowing, ribbon-like forms curl and twist across the surface, while loose brushstrokes and drips reveal the layered painting process beneath. Both panels share a common visual language of fluid, intertwining shapes that suggest bodies in motion, though the forms remain abstracted. The raw, expressive mark-making and rich material complexity create a dynamic visual rhythm that draws the eye continuously through the composition from top to bottom.