A solitary male figure stands centered in classical contrapposto on a vast, untouched white field—weight shifted onto one leg, the other relaxed and bent, hips and shoulders tilting in subtle, harmonious S-curve. Yet classical poise fractures into raw violence: the entire form coalesces from thousands of sharp, jagged graphite shards and splintered black strokes—like obsidian glass suspended in human shape.
Dense, slashing hatches build near-opaque clusters at torso and hips, implying heaving ribs and muscular tension; lighter, explosive marks radiate outward in every direction, tapering into blade-thin legs that end in precarious, barely-there feet. No face emerges—only restless, outward-bursting fragments where head should be—leaving anonymity and archetypal presence. The surrounding white void is active silence, amplifying isolation, fragility, and precarious balance between coherence and disintegration.
The stark monochromatic palette—velvety blacks to faint grays—heightens urgency: heavy pressure creates crushing density in core areas, while feathered trails suggest imminent scattering.
Notice how the contrapposto rhythm draws the eye upward along the graceful curve, only to be shattered and scattered by radiating shards—creating relentless tension between serene classical form and explosive fragmentation, endurance and collapse.
Part of the Force of Nature series, this unique drawing channels raw gesture to evoke primal human spirit—standing man rendered not as idealized anatomy but as emergent force: ancient poise forged from splintered energy, defiant yet on the verge of dissolving into void.
How does this poised yet fractured figure stir your sense of quiet strength, inner tension, or the poetry of holding oneself together against disintegration?
Technical notes.
Unique drawing, graphite on paper. Unframed dimensions: 21” high x 17” wide. Signed by the artist on the back, dated 2021. Frame not included.
A solitary male figure stands centered in classical contrapposto on a vast, untouched white field—weight shifted onto one leg, the other relaxed and bent, hips and shoulders tilting in subtle, harmonious S-curve. Yet classical poise fractures into raw violence: the entire form coalesces from thousands of sharp, jagged graphite shards and splintered black strokes—like obsidian glass suspended in human shape.
Dense, slashing hatches build near-opaque clusters at torso and hips, implying heaving ribs and muscular tension; lighter, explosive marks radiate outward in every direction, tapering into blade-thin legs that end in precarious, barely-there feet. No face emerges—only restless, outward-bursting fragments where head should be—leaving anonymity and archetypal presence. The surrounding white void is active silence, amplifying isolation, fragility, and precarious balance between coherence and disintegration.
The stark monochromatic palette—velvety blacks to faint grays—heightens urgency: heavy pressure creates crushing density in core areas, while feathered trails suggest imminent scattering.
Notice how the contrapposto rhythm draws the eye upward along the graceful curve, only to be shattered and scattered by radiating shards—creating relentless tension between serene classical form and explosive fragmentation, endurance and collapse.
Part of the Force of Nature series, this unique drawing channels raw gesture to evoke primal human spirit—standing man rendered not as idealized anatomy but as emergent force: ancient poise forged from splintered energy, defiant yet on the verge of dissolving into void.
How does this poised yet fractured figure stir your sense of quiet strength, inner tension, or the poetry of holding oneself together against disintegration?
Technical notes.
Unique drawing, graphite on paper. Unframed dimensions: 21” high x 17” wide. Signed by the artist on the back, dated 2021. Frame not included.
