Zoshoku 2-IX Print

The ninth of my Zoshoku experiment Phase 2. Transitioning from colored pencils to oil pastels, I continue to explore different patterns and textures of repetition in this series. "Zoshoku (増殖)" is a Japanese term meaning growth and multiplication, especially of bacteria. We see, hear, touch, taste, and smell repetition everywhere around us and within ourselves - the veins under our skin, the blood cells circulating throughout our bodies, the bacteria that grows and multiplies under the microscope. Ordinary and extraordinary matter repeating itself on a constricted canvas and beyond in infinite space, concentrated, dispersed, rhythmic, and random motions. Repetition does not have a capacity and is ever-changing, metamorphosing into the unknown. It may not even take a defined shape - monotonous, dynamic, accidental or intentional, natural or artificial. I am also partly inspired by the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist movement and have started to explore Modern, Contemporary artists as well, Yayoi Kusama being one of them.