Artist Statement: Monolith of Liquid Glass
In my latest work, Monolith of Liquid Glass, I’ve moved away from the literal horizon to explore the topographical weight of the color blue. By utilizing a heavy, aggressive impasto technique, I build the canvas into a series of jagged, crystalline planes that catch and refract light—mimicking the physical properties of a frozen monument.
This piece is an interrogation of monumental solitude. I want the viewer to feel the “shattered” quality of the perspective, where the paint acts as both the subject and the structure. By stripping the work of all narrative and local color, I am focusing on the geological time of the medium—layering translucent and opaque cyans until the form feels as ancient as a glacier and as immediate as a shard of glass. It is a continuation of my earlier “Sea” studies, but here, the water has been compressed into a singular, unyielding architecture.
