Disproportionate balance
oil on canvas
60x80cm • 2023
"Disproportionate Balance unfolds as a study in intentional disharmony, where visual order is quietly unsettled. The delicate presence of the butterfly, the soft bloom of the flowers, and the stillness of the fish are set against sharp geometric divisions and restrained, modern furniture. This contrast creates a subtle friction between organic fragility and constructed space, inviting the viewer to question how these worlds coexist.
The fish placed on the table introduces a muted sense of absurdity—an object both familiar and out of place—while the butterfly's light touch suggests a moment of grace that could vanish at any time. Behind them, the fractured background of bold color fields and atmospheric abstraction reinforces the theme of imbalance, as if the environment itself is shifting.
The work ultimately asks what remains when proportion falters: when serenity becomes staged, and nature is reduced to ornament. It is a meditation on the instability of harmony and the quiet tension between what is alive and what is arranged."