White Lies and Other Coordinates
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At first glance, the canvas appears serene,dominated by white, open, seemingly innocent. But White Lies and Other Coordinates quickly reveals itself as a field of tension, where lines, forms, and colour disrupt the calm with quiet insistence.
The white is not neutral; it is loaded. Scratched, broken, and layered, it carries traces of previous gestures—some concealed, others resisting erasure. Black charcoal lines crisscross the surface fractured measurements or failed systems of control. A sharp red triangle anchors one corner, in stark contrast to the soft, vibrating blue circle below. A yellow frame encloses—yet fails to define—a spectral form, like a memory trapped between appearance and absence.
The work suggests a search for structure amid uncertainty. Each mark seems to negotiate between precision and ambiguity, each form a remnant of something once more complete. The white lies—subtle distortions, shifts in emphasis—reshape how we read the surface. They guide, obscure, and refTry it!
