Cold Moon
2023 36 x 36" acrylic / vanta black / mixed media / graphite / enamel / india ink / indigo ink / granite sand / dirt / charcoal / on canvas
This painting began as a paint color study—but, ended up morphing into a “mad scientist” materials experiment. Mixing paints, materials, and solvents first led to mixing inorganic with organic materials, then further evolved to explore the effect on colors by chemicals. Soon, motifs began to emerge as the canvas flooded with liquids and solids, randomly pooling into circles, arcs, and directional movements.
The thematic exploration equally evolved with the materials. Nearly complete, it sat (and sat and sat...) idle and unfinished for months. In September 2023, at the peak of the Full Moon of Pisces (or known as the “Cold Moon”), I walked back to the studio late at night to get something. But I was taken aback how the moon illuminated this painting in the most haunting way. “Luminous in the dark” are the only words to describe the effect. The moonlight inspired lunar-colored, cosmos-inspired line work, smudging and shading with charcoal and graphite softened the piece and gently brought it to completion. It symbolizes an alchemization of a person’s connection with the moon, tidal and lunar cycles, the flow of one’s emotion, and deep color change. As the piece morphs throughout the days’ and nights’ waxing and waning of light, every minute of every day shows new facets of color and shape. In the deep of the night it’s most luminous, with minimal light—hopefully from the moon.
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