Fear
from The Triumph of Romanticism
48" x 24"
acrylic on canvas
2016
Exhibitions
Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston, Texas, The Triumph of Romanticism, September 10 - October 15, 2016
 

A blue fist rises from a field of grayscale hands. The word FEAR stands above—unadorned, unqualified. The canvas holds tension in its posture, not in its explanation. The gesture is tight, the atmosphere charged.


Within the emotional system of The Triumph of Romanticism, FEAR is one of six elemental declarations. Each canvas operates independently, yet together they form a complete emotional field. FEAR shapes the contours of belief, loyalty, and resistance. It moves through systems and crowds, through memory and myth.


The blue is one of six chromatic anchors. The fist repeats across the series, but each carries a distinct voltage. Here, the charge is sharp, inward, and unresolved.


FEAR remains. It doesn’t ask to be understood.