This striking piece, "The Black Momentum," is a powerful study in motion and form reduction. The artist employs a limited yet potent palette of white, cool gray, and earthy terracotta against a vast, uncompromising black canvas. This choice immediately creates dramatic tension, pulling the viewer into the core movement.The figure, highly abstract-figurative, is not delineated by lines but rather constructed through broad, impasto knife strokes. These strokes act like vectors of energy, suggesting limbs, drapery, or the pure force of an athlete or dancer in full stride. The dynamic texture and the layering of the paint itself communicate speed and fluidity, giving the viewer a momentary glimpse of a body in transit—a flash of light and color captured before it dissolves into the darkness. It’s an exploration of presence versus absence, where the memory of the form is more impactful than its realistic depiction.
