Residual traces of emotions left in silent lines
From the series Brain Activity
Acrylic on pressed cotton paper in brown, beige and terracotta.
An artistic statement full of rhythm and balance that fills your living space with meaning and reflection.
About the Brain Activity series
Brain Activity explores the tension between authenticity and adaptation.
It is a study in contrasts: lines that collide and move, shapes that break and recover.
This series includes both abstract relief art and detailed line compositions in a warm, natural colour palette of brown, beige, terracotta and mustard yellow.
The use of acrylic paint in earthy tones and layered relief structures creates a tactile experience that invites introspection and stillness, despite the underlying movement.
Inspiration
This series is inspired by the inner tension in which we live: the constant balancing act between societal expectations and our true identity.
In Brain Activity, I translate mental turmoil, inner layering and the dynamics of thoughts into a visual language of colour, line and relief.
Each work is an artistic reflection on the search for balance amid the rhythms and noise of everyday life.
                                
 
                                
                                        My work starts with a line. Sometimes tight,  sometimes searching. Structures grow from it,  like thoughts trying to organise themselves. Each work balances between calm and friction,  between control and chaos.
I work with lines,  shapes and rhythms that refer to mental activity: inner conflicts,  overstimulation,..
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