Square Project artwork
Tension and Balance
envy vs gratitude; center_vs_edges; empty_room; outside_inward; noise against crack; soft_edges; rising_vs_falling; tear; fear_hope | abstract variation request 111; target batch count 200
- Grid
- 8 x 8
- Cells
- 64
- Colors
- 31
- Record
- 1d9714d9
Artist Statement
The emotional tone of this artwork captures the tension between envy and gratitude, representing the struggle between desire and appreciation. The palette, featuring deep blacks, dark violets, soft golds, and pale greens, reflects the complexity of these emotions—darkness symbolizing envy and light symbolizing gratitude. The contrast plays out across the canvas; the sharper patterns on one side represent envy with jagged interruptions, while the softer, flowing patterns on the opposite side express gratitude. This setup emphasizes the collision of emotions as one feels the pressure of envy while simultaneously seeking the calm of gratitude, creating a zigzag flow that visually represents this inner turmoil.