Held by a Thread
Soft pastel and charcoal on paper
4 ft × 3 ft
Some forms survive by learning how far they can stretch without breaking.
Some forms survive by learning how far they can stretch without breaking.
This work explores emotional tension through compression and extension. The figure appears suspended within its own structure, pulled outward from every direction while still attempting to hold a center.The body is reduced almost to membrane—thin, elastic, vulnerable. At its core sits a single rose, functioning less as decoration than as emotional residue: something preserved despite pressure, distance, or strain.
This work explores emotional tension through compression and extension. The figure appears suspended within its own structure, pulled outward from every direction while still attempting to hold a center.The body is reduced almost to membrane—thin, elastic, vulnerable. At its core sits a single rose, functioning less as decoration than as emotional residue: something preserved despite pressure, distance, or strain.
The composition feels deliberately exposed. Large areas of negative space allow the figure’s tension to remain uninterrupted, while the soft clouds surrounding the form create a quiet contrast against the physical stress of the body itself.What emerges is not collapse, but endurance at its limit.
The composition feels deliberately exposed. Large areas of negative space allow the figure’s tension to remain uninterrupted, while the soft clouds surrounding the form create a quiet contrast against the physical stress of the body itself.What emerges is not collapse, but endurance at its limit.
