Biosphere in Flux, a large gold abstract acrylic painting by Ritu Raj (acrylic on canvas, 7.5 × 7.5 ft)

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Ephemeral Atmosphere · 2022

Biosphere in Flux

7.5 × 7.5 ft · Acrylic on canvas · 2022

Available · in the studio, Phoenix

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The whole world held in flux — atmospheric painting at its most expansive, the surface suggesting a system in motion rather than a scene.

Biosphere (2022) is a large-scale meditation on enclosed systems — physical, emotional, and planetary. Part of the Geometric Splendor Collection, this 90 x 90 inch acrylic painting reflects on the idea of containment: how we live, breathe, and evolve inside interdependent spaces.

The composition is dominated by circular and polygonal forms, nested and layered. The palette is earthy with futuristic undertones — sand, teal, steel blue, and moss green — evoking both organic growth and technological structure. The geometry pulses inward and outward, like breath or an expanding lung.

The concept was inspired by real-world biospheres — controlled environments designed to simulate Earth’s ecosystems. But it quickly became more metaphorical. In this painting, the biosphere becomes a symbol: for intimacy, for isolation, for coexistence within fragile boundaries.

This work shares conceptual space with Olafur Eliasson, especially his experiments with geometry, perception, and ecology. Like Eliasson, I am interested in how abstract form can point to real, urgent questions about interconnection and sustainability.

The painting is not didactic. It doesn’t warn. It observes. It holds. There’s no chaos — only order being tested. It asks: what holds us together? What happens when the system reaches its limit?

Biosphere invites the viewer to imagine themselves inside the painting — not as an observer, but as part of the mechanism. A component of something delicate, beautiful, and alive.

As part of the Geometric Splendor Collection, this piece adds a planetary dimension to the series — where abstraction becomes not just aesthetic, but ecological.

Where to see it. In person at RituStudio, Phoenix, by appointment. Represented by Jarrow & Goodman, Los Angeles.

The space it needs

Wall
At least 10 ft wide
Ceiling
10 ft or more
Light
Natural light transforms this work — morning and evening light read differently
Daylight
At this scale, a patch of sun crossing the canvas becomes part of the viewing. Malachite and sapphire hold steady while citron and deep wine warm toward evening; raking light brings the textured surface forward.

Lives best in

Living room 5/5

Biosphere in Flux earns a 5 here because a living room is the one domestic space that can absorb its 7.5-foot square field of deep wine, malachite, and citron without apology, letting the slow ecological tension become the room's ambient intelligence.

Bedroom 4/5

A 4, not a 5, because the somber mood and the painting's insistence on reverence over rest will hold a sleeper in a state of low alertness, though a bedroom with strong morning light rewards the palette's cooler greens coming alive at dawn.

Details

Size
7.5 × 7.5 ft (W × H)
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Finish
Epoxy over acrylic. The resin lifts the color off the canvas and holds it forward, so the surface deepens as the light moves across the room.
Year
2022
Collection
Ephemeral Atmosphere
Palette
Deep Wine · Umber · Moss · Malachite Green · Sapphire Blue · Citron · Muted Purple · Olive Green
Weight
About 65 lb
Ready
In the studio; delivery 6–10 weeks

Its ArtGram

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  • Texture4
  • Form5
  • Colour range4
  • Palette2.3
  • Contrast3.5
  • Abstraction Quotient3.5
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