This work is part of an ongoing cycle exploring ambivalent states of contemporary existence.
Title: Between
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Year: 2026
Format: Portrait format (18 × 24 inches)
Colour Space: Muted ground tones of dark ultramarine, black, beige, orange, and red. The figure is built from varying beige tones. The suspended forms introduce strong, contrasting, independent colour accents that activate the pictorial space.
Stylistic Classification: Symbolic figuration between poetic modernism and biomorphic abstraction. Organic forms and suspended geometries combine echoes of Miró, Cocteau, and Paul Klee into a distinctive contemporary visual language.
„Between” presents a single figure that does not split into two identities but embodies two different ways of relating to the world. Geometric forms surround the figure without clearly belonging either inside or outside. Angular and rounded shapes, open and closed forms, and contrasting colour relationships create a field in which perception and assimilation exist simultaneously.
Distance
The left side is defined by clear contours and angular forms. The open eye observes the coloured possibilities without absorbing them. The floating forms remain distinct from the figure. Understanding emerges through distance, distinction, and conscious reflection. Identity is preserved through the ability to observe without immediate identification.
Resonance
The right side dissolves the clear boundary between figure and surroundings. The closed eye abandons observation in favour of inner experience. Rounded forms seem to merge with the body itself. Understanding arises not through analysis but through resonance. The world is no longer simply perceived—it becomes part of the self. Transformation emerges through openness rather than control.
Conclusion
Between presents identity as neither pure self-assertion nor complete surrender. Both attitudes reveal a valid way of engaging with reality while simultaneously limiting another. The work asks whether identity itself arises precisely where distance and resonance meet. The Integrity of Ambivalence lies not in choosing between these readings, but in holding them both as equally valid.