Original artwork Textured paint on paper 64 × 90 cm Unframed
This portrait is constructed using thousands of hand-placed dots in textured paint on paper. The image develops gradually through repetition and controlled accumulation. Each mark is applied manually, forming structure through density and restraint.
The work reflects on the balance between reason and emotion.
In Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, the characters represent two different approaches to life: one guided primarily by logic and discipline, the other by emotional expression. The tension between these positions reveals the limits of both extremes and the difficulty of maintaining equilibrium.
This painting considers that balance.
The surface is built slowly and deliberately. The process requires control, patience, and sustained attention, while allowing gradual variation to emerge through repetition. Through this structured method, the image stabilizes the relationship between restraint and expression.
