Unbound Series: The Ekstasis
In my Hellenic heritage, the word Ekstasis (ἔκστασις) signifies the act of "standing outside" oneself—a radical departure from a fixed state. This series was my first profound experience of this concept: a period of intense, expressive inquiry into the nature of systemic constraint. Long before I found the tools of regulation, I used these canvases to document the vital act of severing the invisible ropes that bound me.
The mantra of my own poetry guides the movement of these works:
“Wind blows through me. Bright light finds the empty spot in my mind.”
I used this volatile, raw energy to transform the house and the body into architectural metaphors for a necessary disarray. By inviting that "bright light" into the shadows of memory and desire, I was reaching for a way to transcend emotional lockdown. Through color and dynamic movement, these paintings map a journey from shadow to radical expression, capturing the transformative power of making myself Unbound. They are the map of a journey from shadow to radical expression, capturing the moment the spirit finally demands to be seen.
In my Hellenic heritage, the word Ekstasis (ἔκστασις) signifies the act of "standing outside" oneself—a radical departure from a fixed state. This series was my first profound experience of this concept: a period of intense, expressive inquiry into the nature of systemic constraint. Long before I found the tools of regulation, I used these canvases to document the vital act of severing the invisible ropes that bound me.
The mantra of my own poetry guides the movement of these works:
“Wind blows through me. Bright light finds the empty spot in my mind.”
I used this volatile, raw energy to transform the house and the body into architectural metaphors for a necessary disarray. By inviting that "bright light" into the shadows of memory and desire, I was reaching for a way to transcend emotional lockdown. Through color and dynamic movement, these paintings map a journey from shadow to radical expression, capturing the transformative power of making myself Unbound. They are the map of a journey from shadow to radical expression, capturing the moment the spirit finally demands to be seen.
Unbound, 2019, oil on canvas, 48 x 39 "
