A 5' x 4' mixed media piece layered with emotion, energy, and texture. The canvas began with a base of spray paint, setting the stage for three bold acrylic pours colliding on the left side, separated by a glowing white border that activates under darkness. The bottom right features a separate acrylic pour, offering visual contrast and balance across the piece. It has a different extension of unity, although it is cut off by this straight, cut border, the overspill gleams into the other side creating tension between separation and connection. It’s a collision of motion and restraint where structure doesn’t stop the urge to flow beyond the lines.
Foam elements are embedded and extrude through the surface, adding a physical depth that pushes beyond the traditional flat plane. Split Urges captures the push and pull of instinct and restraint, with each layer representing a different state of inner tension or release. It’s not just a painting, it’s a collision of materials, choices, and emotional charge.
This is one of those paintings that shifts with time, best seen in sunlight for its vibrant layers, and again at night, when the glow-in-the-dark details reveal a different story.
