Unseen Forces: A Visual Dialogue with the Landscape
The natural forces that shape our planet—erosion, tectonic shifts, glacial movements—have long fascinated both scientists and artists alike. In art history, landscape painters such as J.M.W. Turner, Caspar David Friedrich, and the Hudson River School artists sought to capture the power, mystery, and grandeur of the natural world. Turner’s atmospheric storms, Friedrich’s meditative vastness, and the sweeping vistas of 19th-century American painters all reflect an enduring human attempt to comprehend nature’s overwhelming scale and energy.
My work follows in this tradition but through a contemporary lens—exploring geology not just as scenery but as a dynamic force, a living archive of transformation. I am drawn to the unseen forces beneath the surface, the slow violence of erosion, the tension between stability and upheaval. In my practice, I seek to visualize these processes, creating a dialogue between art and the earth sciences.
By examining the geological framework of landscapes, I engage with the same awe and reverence that fueled generations of artists, yet my approach embraces abstraction, material experimentation, and a deeper inquiry into time itself. My work translates the Earth's restless movements into a visual language that reflects both the history of the land and its ongoing metamorphosis.
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