Shimmering Substance stands as testimony to Pollock's radical turn towards total abstraction. On a canvas of modest size, the artist unfolds a web of supple lines, spatters and pours in warm, vibrant colours — white, yellow, red, orange — that interweave in an incessant visual rhythm. The paint seems to vibrate like a living organism, creating a sense of depth and continuous movement.
There is no figure, subject or focal centre: the space is an all-over field in which every point pulses with the same intensity. The work suggests an emotional landscape, an inner vibration in which matter, light and impulse merge. Looking at it, viewers are invited to immerse themselves in that “shimmering substance”, to let light and colour pass through them — a sensory rather than visual experience, a dance of paint and soul.
Unique quality material
Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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