Anthropocene
2018
In Anthropocene, gestural strokes of calligraphic ink blend with the dynamic force of paint on white canvases, exhibiting both complementary and conflicting qualities. These energetic marks vary in weight and thickness, spreading across the surface in diverse directions. Spontaneous expressions and visual articulations create intentional patterns, forms, and expanses of monochromatic color within compositions devoid of strict order.
The expressive mark-making and frenzied strokes establish a loose and gestural aesthetic, underpinned by deliberate precision in advancing the visual narrative. The scenes evoke imagery of ravaged landscapes from nuclear detonations or massive bird migrations fleeing destruction, inviting varied interpretations with a pervasive sense of entropy emanating from each canvas.
Displayed side by side, these canvases form fields of connection and interaction, characterized by spontaneous rhythm and associative relationships rather than literal representation. The abstraction engages viewers in a continual state of formation and deformation.
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As a side note: The series Anthropocene explores themes related to the proposed geological epoch characterised by significant human impact on Earth's geology and ecosystems, including anthropogenic climate change. It considers this epoch as potentially succeeding or occurring within the current Holocene epoch.