2022/25 - acrylic on canvas - 48” x 48” - 122 x 122cm
The ENSŌ series is inspired by many rich spiritual, philosophical, and artistic traditions of circles across cultures. Its name derives from the circular brushstrokes in Japanese Zen art. It is an exercise in searching for the right balance between perfection and imperfection, control and surrender, tension and harmony.
The works are created through the meditative overlay of hand-drawn circles using a variety of gestures and brush sizes ensuring that no two circles are alike. The unevenness of the brushstrokes highlights human imperfection and individuality over idealized symmetry and collective thinking. Each brushstroke embodies the balance of effort and surrender. A particular attention is placed on the significance of voids and breaks in the circles. Symbolism and beauty are to be found in the very nature of the imperfections and incompleteness.
Through its embrace of imperfect versions of a perfect shape ENSŌ offers a counter-narrative to rigid ideals, inviting viewers to celebrate what makes us human.
2022 - acrylic on canvas - 31.5” or 80cm diameter circle
2021 - acrylic on canvas - 120 x 50 cm (can also be hung vertically)
The ENSŌ series is inspired by many rich spiritual, philosophical, and artistic traditions of circles across cultures. Its name derives from the circular brushstrokes in Japanese Zen art. It is an exercise in searching for the right balance between perfection and imperfection, control and surrender, tension and harmony.
The works are created through the meditative overlay of hand-drawn circles using a variety of gestures and brush sizes ensuring that no two circles are alike. The unevenness of the brushstrokes highlights human imperfection and individuality over idealized symmetry and collective thinking. Each brushstroke embodies the balance of effort and surrender. A particular attention is placed on the significance of voids and breaks in the circles. Symbolism and beauty are to be found in the very nature of the imperfections and incompleteness.
Through its embrace of imperfect versions of a perfect shape ENSŌ offers a counter-narrative to rigid ideals, inviting viewers to celebrate what makes us human.
2021 - acrylic and newspaper on canvas - 48” x 48” - 122 x 122 cm
2021 - acrylic & newspaper on canvas - 39” x 39” - 100 x 100 cm
2022 - acrylic and newspaper on canvas - two 40” x 20” or 100 x 50 cm panels
2021 - acrylic on canvas - 74” x 39” - 100 × 190 cm
Can also be hung vertically