Material Tension

Some works resolve quietly. Others assert themselves through pressure and restraint. This series holds both, often within a single composition.

Material Tension explores how deliberate control within paint generates structure, movement, and balance. Through layered composition and careful refinement, each work is shaped by the intentional application of force. Motion is guided and contained, allowing tension to build and settle into form through precise, considered decisions.

Color functions as substance rather than atmosphere. Pigment is built and calibrated across the surface, creating shifts between density and openness. Deep blues, softened whites, mineral greys, intense reds and moments of warmth are composed to hold visual weight while maintaining cohesion and clarity.

These paintings focus on the physical language of abstraction rather than description or narrative. They invite sustained looking, revealing how balance is constructed and held. At its core, Material Tension reflects authorship, composure, and the quiet authority required to sustain equilibrium within complexity.