external When Art Gets Seized Art is never seized in silence. Every removal leaves behind a trace — not only on the wall, but on the culture that demanded it.
object The Luxury Nihilism Hoodies Fashion isn’t just fabric — it’s code. Embroidery, once written off as decorative filler, becomes a hieroglyph on these hoodies.
internal The Descent of Persephone and the Season’s Shift Fall inspiration in the desert: even where the season feels like summer lite, the shift is real—Persephone’s descent sparks creativity and subtle change.
artifact Textured Wave Painting – Black & Gold Impasto Art on Wood (6x6") 6x6 acrylic painting reinterpreting Hokusai’s Great Wave—bold black impasto, cobalt accents, and a shimmering gold sky. Part of my Inspired Classics series of reworked masterpieces.
internal Small Paintings, Big Weight — Heavy on Presence, Not on the Scale 6x6 acrylic paintings, under 11 oz shipped, that carry big weight in modern wall art—small but bold, textured works with presence far beyond their size.
artifact Blue Metallic Skull Painting – 6x6 Textured Abstract Wall Art on Cradled Panel – Modern Vanitas Decor A silver skull emerging from cobalt and gold textures—modern memento mori in shimmering paint, reminding us that life is short.
internal Why Do We Chase Shimmer? Studies show even young children and adults prefer glossy surfaces—possibly rooted in our attraction to water as a survival cue.
artifact Dripping Lips Painting – 6x6 Red, Gold, and White Pop Art Acrylic on Cradled Panel A bold twist on Lichtenstein’s lips: dripping reds over gold rings cropped like eternity symbols, balancing chaos and control in vivid pop acrylic.
external Our Favourite Legal Drug Latte as a mirror: everyday obsession dressed as luxury—coffee, reimagined in paint, where ritual and dependence blur into a single, glittering cup.
artifact Diamond Painting – 6x6 Textured White Abstract Gem on Cradled Panel – Contemporary Pop Art Original Part of a series exploring symbols reimagined, this piece fractures the image of a diamond into textured white strokes over a raw, layered field of colour.
internal Pass the Thousand Cuts You reach the next level when the cycle of small abuses is no longer part of your life—and you feel no regret for having left it behind.
artifact Starry Night Textured Painting – 6x6 Acrylic on Wood, Van Gogh Inspired Black & Gold Impasto Art A modern reinterpretation of Starry Night, this painting contrasts sculptural black impasto with reflective gold, suggesting both cosmic light and mechanical precision.
artifact Featured Abstract Floral Painting – 6x6 Red and Gold Textured Acrylic with White Botanical Motif Part of a series exploring texture versus form, this piece sets fire-like impasto against the cool precision of a reversed tattoo-inspired floral design.
self-preservation Recovered Notes on Belonging This document appears to originate from a prolonged period of social misalignment. The language suggests an attempt to distinguish belonging from self-erasure.
self-preservation The Art of Communication Every voice carries its own rhythm. The art of communication is learning to hear yours—and using it without sanding off the edges that make it real.
object Rabbit-Duck Illusion Spotted as a sculpture behind Milchik’s desk in Severance, the rabbit-duck illusion isn’t just a clever visual—it’s a mind-bending symbol of perception, ambiguity, and creative thinking. Here's how a 19th-century visual pun became a wearable philosophy.
external Lost Highway Makes More Sense Now Than It Did in 1997 A surreal thriller dismissed by many in 1997, Lost Highway now feels like a haunting mirror—reflecting a world where memory, identity, and perception unravel in real-time.
external Severance's Innies Are Happier Than Outies—Here's Why Severance doesn’t argue for forgetting—it argues for emotional amputation and suggests that kindness might just be what grows in the absence of pain.
internal Surreal vs. Absurd: Navigating the Fractured Landscape of Reality The surreal manipulates reality through dreamlike logic to reveal hidden meanings, while the absurd confronts the inherent meaninglessness of existence, creating a sense of dread through the collapse of coherence.
self-preservation Recovered Notes on Being Liked (or Loved): Selection of Methods This document examines approval as a transactional outcome rather than a personality trait.
external Philomena Cunk: Satire in the Age of Anti-Intellectualism Philomena Cunk’s absurdly confident ignorance is both hilarious and revealing—because in a world where misinformation thrives, certainty often matters more than truth.
