Transformation is rarely a single moment. More often, it is a process of movement — of shedding, emerging, changing direction and becoming something not entirely foreseeable at the beginning.
In Echo of Transformation, flowing forms move through a field of deep black, carrying traces of violet, turquoise, blue and unexpected warmth. Created through layers of acrylic and oil crayon, the surface has an unusual luminosity: colours appear, disappear and change in intensity as the viewer moves around the work.
There is a sense of shedding within these shifting forms — of releasing an old layer in order to continue becoming. Like a snake casting its skin, transformation involves both loss and renewal: something is left behind, yet traces of what has been remain part of what follows.
There is no flower depicted here, yet the work grew from the same symbolism of transformation explored elsewhere in my practice. The forms might suggest petals, currents, pathways, shed skin or something altogether more organic — caught somewhere between dissolving and becoming.
The darkness is not simply a background. It creates the space from which the colour emerges, allowing moments of luminosity to become more intense.
Echo of Transformation is ultimately about change without certainty: shedding what no longer serves us, carrying traces of what has been, and continuing to move towards what comes next.
Medium: Mixed Media on Premium Grade Pine Board
Finish: Textured, unvarnished
Size: 12x12 inches (300x300 mm) 1.4 inch (35mm) Edge
Frame: Vic Ash (solid wood) Floating Frame
Size with Frame: 13.2 x 13.2 Inches (335 x 335 mm) 2.1 inch (53 mm) Edge
