The Illusion of Controlling Life's Maze, 2023
signed (lower right)
acrylic and pastel on canvas
36 × 36 in
A vivid maze of interwoven lines sprawls across a luminous yellow background, where fiery orange bursts through the center like a pulse of raw energy. The rigid geometric framework attempts to confine the flowing colors, reflecting the multifaceted tension and contradiction between order and spontaneity, logic and emotion. Dripping blues and reds traverse the canvas, blurring boundaries and evoking passion, conflict, and the fragile balance of control.