A solitary figure reaches upward toward an indistinct force, suspended between fear and illumination. Rendered in oil pastel and colored pencil, the work embraces distortion, raw gesture, and symbolic color to explore humanity’s confrontation with the unknown — whether spiritual, existential, or internal. The absence of facial detail and the exaggerated scale of the surrounding forms invite projection rather than explanation.
A solitary figure reaches upward toward an indistinct force, suspended between fear and illumination. Rendered in oil pastel and colored pencil, the work embraces distortion, raw gesture, and symbolic color to explore humanity’s confrontation with the unknown — whether spiritual, existential, or internal. The absence of facial detail and the exaggerated scale of the surrounding forms invite projection rather than explanation.