Among the stars

The exhibition explores a deeply human, existential problem. It focuses on the complex issue of existence, which I examine primarily through the concept of time created by human civilization and its objective and subjective interpretations, and thus its relativity. Are we in time, or does time exist within us? The answer is nothing less than the cosmos itself, an unfathomable unity beyond time and space, a perspective beyond human comprehension, presumably some kind of physical reality that is also transcendent. The color dynamics of the abstract, gestural series of images are of primary importance in terms of the works. This is because I am applying the so-called Doppler effect, which is also used in astronomy. The Doppler effect of light is divided into two ranges. These are the blue and red shift scales. The red shift (countless values) shows light colors moving away from the observer, while the blue shift (countless values) shows light colors moving toward the observer. The color dynamic narrative presents and analyzes these scientific values. Adhering to the principle of “creative work,” a series of images is created that keeps abstract visual balance in mind and conveys the harmony or contrast and tension between lines, spots, and colors. The search for abstract connections, the instinctive feelings that can be elicited from the viewer, the interactions between harmony and disharmony – these are the fundamentals of visual storytelling. The elimination and dissolution of a certain degree of objectified “meaning” and the placement of the visual into an ideal dimension lead to the subjective expansion of the works. The Universe is thus the ultimate metaphor, where time does not exist, and everything that was, is, and will be forms part of a great whole. I renounce visual narrative and objective representation, instead employing a painterly language based on associative, imaginative gestures and textural effects. This is my colorful visual response to the extremely complex ontological questions I have posed.