| Fifteenth in the Genomic Works sequence, Gian Lorenzo Bernini closes Phase One with a saturated field of symbolic recursion. The Magician card appears first—an emblem of transformation, potential, and constructed power. Immediately following, a classical crucifixion relief interrupts the rhythm: a gesture of rupture, tension, and mythic spectacle.
The final band is an inverted self-portrait of the artist. Rendered in high-contrast purple, it doesn’t declare authorship; it marks presence. A quiet signal that the system, once external, now folds inward.
The vertical bands pulse with handwritten repetition, Celtic knots, chromatic gradients, and sculptural fragments. The
title Gian Lorenzo Bernini doesn’t simply name the canvas—it references the blueprint. A nod to the
Jade work, where the titles of the first fifteen Genomic works
were culled from. The canvas becomes a conceptual loop, not a visual one.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini seals the first phase. The genome is complete, the arc closed, and the viewer is left at the threshold of mutation.
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