Floral-Gasm
About the Work
"Floral-Gasm" is a visceral explosion of Neo-Tachisme and a special painting for me as an Artist. A large-scale maximalist piece that operates as a high-frequency anchor in any space. This piece demands a physical presence, where its massive, sculpted layers of impasto create a powerful tactile landscape of Hand of the Artist texture that you feel long before you analyze.
Built upon a deep, complex base of Amber Oxide and receding Violet Abyss, a localized rupture of Peony Shock and Sienna Stain bursts from the center. The composition is defined by the high-velocity friction of a heavy Obsidian Circuit, partially containing the frantic, centralized movement of a brilliant, radiant Solar Flare. Moments of subtle, translucent Cinder Wash emerge from the heavy, complex sub-surface depth, creating a sophisticated and bruised chromatic narrative. Utilizing gravity as a formal tool, the deliberate Titanium Drip cuts vertically through the dark field, providing a necessary sense of upward and downward motion.
"Floral-Gasm" is a complete surrender to the physical history of the mark, a permanent, uninhibited testament to beautiful, messy, and absolute self-expression, where the raw intensity of the medium captures a system in a state of surrender.
The Essentials
Title: Floral-Gasm
Painted Area Dimensions: 64 x 54 inches (unstretched/unframed painted area, plus an additional 3+ inches of canvas boarder for stretching)
Medium: Mixed Media (Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite) on Raw Canvas
Year Completed: 2024 - 2025
Status: Released in 2026