Little Galaxies by Patricia Buck

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Little Galaxies

Patricia Buck

24 x 24 x 2 in (60.96 x 60.96 x 5.08 cm)

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This painting evokes a deep, cosmic atmosphere; a window into a mysterious, energetic field.

The overall palette is dark— saturated with purples, blacks, and deep blues, punctuated by highlights of violet, lavender, and bits of pale blue, white, and yellow. The brushstrokes are layered, creating an immersive sense of depth. There is a nebula-like motion to the marks, with areas that look like they’re pulsing or in flux.

Dotted lines of white and yellow beads or sparks drift through the piece like constellations. The edges glow with light—especially the bottom and right side where streaks of yellow and violet introduce a sense of illumination or emergence from darkness.

The painting is powerful and ambiguous, it can be read as both macroscopic (space, galaxies, dark matter) or microscopic (cells, and atoms).

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