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Geometric Splendor · 2020
My Heart
Fragile Structures of Vulnerability
In a private collection
The heart held in geometric form — fragility given structure, vulnerability made visible in the shapes that try to contain it.
My Heart (2020),from the Geometric Splendor Collection, is an abstract reflection on vulnerability, architecture, and the spaces we build to protect what is most fragile. Measuring 36 x 36 inches, this acrylic on canvas juxtaposes rigid, black linear forms against a backdrop of vibrant yellows and soft pinks.
The painting evokes both an architectural blueprint and an emotional diagram, where the lines contain, protect, but also confine. The composition suggests a heart not as a literal form, but as a precarious structure — a container of tension, longing, and fragility.
I see My Heart in dialogue with Olga de Amaral, whose woven abstractions bridge textile, sculpture, and painting, creating delicate architectures of emotion. Like Amaral, I use repetition and structure to explore the vulnerabilities hidden within rigid forms.
My Heart is an invitation to see strength and fragility not as opposites, but as coexisting forces within our emotional geographies.
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
- Any lighting — geometric structure holds in all conditions
- Daylight
- The black line drawing holds firm in any light. The soft pink is the delicate part: afternoon Arizona sun warms it toward the yellow, so a north or east wall keeps the balance as painted.
Lives best in
Living room 5/5
My Heart rewards the extended looking that a living room invites, its black-line scaffolding and soft pink interior warmth unfolding slowly into the room's daily life as both architectural diagram and emotional presence.
Hotel lobby 4/5
The vibrant yellow carries enough voltage to stop a moving guest, and the geometric precision reads instantly across lobby scale, though the 3x3 ft canvas may feel modest against the volume of a large atrium entrance.
Details
- Size
- 3 × 3 ft (W × H)
- Medium
- Acrylic on canvas
- Year
- 2020
- Collection
- Geometric Splendor
- Palette
- Black Line · Vibrant Yellow · Soft Pink
- Weight
- About 22 lb
Its ArtGram
ArtGram.Spray
- Texture1
- Form4
- Colour range2
- Palette4
- Contrast4.5
- Abstraction Quotient5
