The Bars

2024

16”x20”

Oil on Board 

The Bars depicts the vines weaved together, creating a complex lattice of geometric patterns allowing light to pierce through lines and voids. This contrast of cold and warm tones adds depth, guiding the viewer from the cooler, shadowed branches toward the illuminated sections bathed in sunlight. This visual hierarchy emphasizes the warmth of the light. The perspective starts in shadow, directed toward the sun obscured by scattered lines. One cannot fully see what's behind this cluster of vines; they act like "Bars," which trap us within the perspectives of our eco-chambers. The light piercing through represents the ultimate truth, "the One," that exists beyond our self-imposed distorted constraints.