Abstraction

Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas
Size: 6ft x 6ft
Creation Date: 2023
Collection: Ephemeral Atmosphere

Abstraction (2023) is both a title and a philosophy — a declaration of intent and a question left unanswered. Part of the Ephemeral Atmosphere Collection, this 72 x 72 inch mixed media painting invites viewers to step outside representation and into sensation. It’s not about what it shows. It’s about how it feels.

The surface unfolds in translucent veils and bold interventions. Warm neutrals meet sudden reds. Lines emerge, then fade. There's motion without direction — as if the painting is thinking aloud, without needing resolution. I let intuition guide each mark, allowing the work to evolve through response rather than plan.

This piece was created in a moment of personal openness — a willingness to let go of subject and allow form to lead. It became a conversation with the unknown, where the canvas reflected not a narrative, but a state of being.

In tone and process, Abstraction resonates with the spirit of Gerhard Richter, particularly his abstract works where gesture, erasure, and accident form a visual language of ambiguity. Like Richter, I’m fascinated by the tension between control and chance — the beauty in what cannot be named.

Abstraction isn’t a placeholder. It’s a stance. A reminder that sometimes the most powerful expressions don’t point to something else. They point inward.

As part of the Ephemeral Atmosphere Collection, this work captures that fleeting moment when the mind quiets and the eye begins to feel.