Dark Chaos by Ritu Raj

Ritu Raj

Dark Chaos, 2024

Oil On Canvas

60 x 60 in

Dark Chaos is a 60-inch square mixed-media painting capturing a storm in slow motion. Part of the Organic Movement collection, it serves as a visual expression of instability, fragmentation, and pressure. Against a matte black ground, slashes of red, bone-white, and dirty gold scrape and collide like cracks in asphalt. Created in response to a personal collapse, the work translates trauma into raw energy rather than mere documentation. Resonating with the gestural tension of Franz Kline and Antoni Tàpies, the textures—ranging from brittle to resinous—carry a heavy emotional load. Ultimately, the piece offers movement and resistance over resolution.