Dissonance

Dissonance moves through a restless dialogue of colors, evoking the discomfort of feeling misaligned. Sharp, competing strokes press against one another without resolving, each color refusing to settle beside the next, mirroring the friction of a self that never quite feels comfortable in its own skin. The interplay of these tones creates a persistent unease, as if the painting itself is caught mid-argument, unable to find its footing.

Rather than offering any sense of harmony, Dissonance leans fully into the discord—the way discomfort can feel less like a single sharp pain and more like a constant, low-grade friction beneath the surface. Loose, agitated brushwork refuses to smooth itself into ease, letting color and form collide the way conflicting feelings do when they share the same space. The painting doesn’t resolve into peace—it holds instead in that raw, unsettled tension, capturing what it feels like to move through the world at odds with the body carrying you through it.