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Abstract Inquiry · 2024
Jigsaw of Fragmented Space
Available · in the studio, Phoenix
Space as a puzzle that doesn't need to be solved — the fragmented jigsaw held as a complete statement of being in process.
Jigsaw (2024) is a painting of assembly — a visual meditation on how we piece meaning together. This 48 x 48 inch mixed media painting on wood from the Playful Abstraction collection turns the structure of a puzzle into metaphor. The work is both playful and contemplative, fractured and composed.
The composition is defined by interlocking abstract forms — each shape distinct but incomplete. Painted in vibrant jewel tones — cobalt, saffron, emerald — and layered with texture, resin, and gold foil, the pieces feel as though they are in the process of joining or falling apart. No borders, no corners — just partial fits and shifting edges.
I painted Jigsaw during a period of inner reorganization. So many thoughts, projects, identities — all moving, none fully resolved. The puzzle became a fitting symbol. Not of solving, but of being in process.
The piece draws visual parallels to the modular explorations of Frank Stella and the spatial experimentation of Sarah Morris. Like them, I use geometry to evoke something emotional — structure as feeling.
Jigsaw isn’t about completion. It’s about coherence in motion — the beauty of coming together even when the picture isn’t clear.
Where to see it. In person at RituStudio, Phoenix, by appointment. Represented by Jarrow & Goodman, Los Angeles.
The space it needs
- Wall
- At least 5 ft wide
- Ceiling
- 8 ft or more
- Light
- Natural light preferred — oil layers shift through the day
- Daylight
- Teal and graphite hold the fragments steady, and high contrast keeps the pieces legible near a bright window. Copper and burnt sienna will warm by late afternoon; a north wall evens that out.
Lives best in
Living room 5/5
Jigsaw of Fragmented Space earns a 5 here: the copper-and-teal puzzle of shifting planes rewards the kind of slow, returning attention a living room invites, looking different at noon than it does by lamplight.
Hotel lobby 5/5
At four feet square the work commands a lobby wall without overwhelming it, and the restless graphite-and-sienna fragments give arriving guests something unresolved to carry with them into their stay.
Details
- Size
- 4 × 4 ft (W × H)
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Year
- 2024
- Collection
- Abstract Inquiry
- Palette
- Graphite Black · Charcoal Gray · Copper · Teal · Burnt Sienna · Muted White
- Weight
- About 22 lb
- Ready
- In the studio; delivery 8–12 weeks
Its ArtGram
ArtGram.Spur
- Texture2
- Form3
- Colour range3
- Palette2.7
- Contrast4.3
- Abstraction Quotient1
