Horizons of Lightness is an ongoing body of work grounded in a sustained reflection on lightness as a condition of being.
Lightness is not treated as luminosity or atmosphere, but as a shift in inner gravity – a movement from density toward openness. The horizon functions as a threshold: a line that separates and connects, where space begins to loosen and perception becomes less fixed.
Situated between abstraction and landscape, the paintings establish spatial conditions rather than depict places. Through restrained chromatic transitions and measured tonal intervals, colour subtly recalibrates the viewer’s sense of balance and orientation.
The series unfolds progressively, examining how minimal formal shifts can produce states of suspension and quiet expansion. Painting becomes a site of transition – where interior and exterior briefly converge.
Suspension
A state of reduced gravity.
DRIFT
2026
116 x 89 cm.
LAND
2026
116 x 89 cm.
THE CONTRAIL
2026
116 x 89 cm.
FLOATING
2026
116 x 89 cm.
ORION
2026
116 x 89 cm.
THE EAGLE
2024
100 x 60 cm.
THE FLIGHT
2024
100 X 60 cm
Horizon
A threshold between distance and presence.
ME & OCEAN
2021
100 x 60 cm.
THE YACHT
2022
100 x 60 cm.
COLOURS OF THE WHITE NIGHT
2021
100 X 60 cm
SOLD. Private Collection, New York
NORTH
2022
100 X 60 cm
SOLD. Private Collection, London
Dissolution
Colour as a field of transition.
PINK HORIZON
2021
100 x 60 cm.
PINK LAKE
2022
100 x 60 cm.
DREAM CITY
2023
100 X 60 cm
REBIRTH
2025
80 X 60 cm
Acrylic on plexiglass, Framed
Expansion
An open spatial condition.
NO LIMITES
2023
110 X 60 cm. each panel
The horizon no longer divides. It expands.
All works are unique.
No reproductions.
Certificate of authenticity provided.
Variations
THE LION FISH
2025
80 X 60 cm
Acrylic on plexiglass, framed
ME
2023
60 X 100 cm
GOLF
2022
100 X 60 cm
SOLD. Private Collection, USA
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