acrylic on canvas
48 × 36 in.
2022
seed 4.2 compresses a jagged, symmetrical form into a compact visual mass. its geometry resists stillness—each edge slightly off-register, as if caught mid-contraction. part emblem, part shield, the figure floats against a field of dense black texture, held in tension by its own containment.
painted freehand in black acrylic, the composition relies on intuitive calibration rather than measured precision. the silhouette is graphic, but unstable—oscillating between containment and rupture. the surrounding black surface acts as a charged field: textured, uneven, and resonant with static.
as with others in the seeds series, seed 4.2 does not offer clarity of reference. it functions as a symbolic object—something simultaneously defensive and communicative. line becomes boundary, surface becomes signal. the painting is not expressive in a traditional sense, but holds an emotional frequency through its structure alone.