This piece captures an explosive moment of energy—chaotic, raw, and unapologetically bold. Deep blue ink bursts outward in erratic splatters, resembling a turbulent ocean wave colliding with an unseen force. The underlying strokes and textures create a layered depth, as if thoughts, emotions, or memories are being shredded and scattered across the canvas. Amidst the blue, sharp streaks and droplets of red punctuate the composition, almost like veins of intensity cutting through the storm. The beige-toned background softens the aggression slightly, making the composition feel like a frozen instant in time—a visual echo of movement, destruction, or transformation. It carries a visceral quality, evoking themes of struggle, release, and unpredictability, much like an emotional surge that has finally erupted. It invites the viewer to feel rather than interpret, to let the piece wash over them like a wave of instinctual expression.
Additional Artworks
From Will Schmahl
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Untitled
Inks and Resin on Shipping crate
40 x 44 x 1 in (101.6 x 111.76 x 2.54 cm)
$510
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Fossilized Light
Resin & Inks
42 x 21 x 2 in (106.68 x 53.34 x 5.08 cm)
$1,100
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Gilded Chaos
Inks, Resins, Acrylics on Canvas
18 x 24 x 1 in (45.72 x 60.96 x 2.54 cm)
$600
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Dissolving Echoes
Acrylic
48 x 24 x 1 in (121.92 x 60.96 x 2.54 cm)
$1,100
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Frozen Crescendo
Resin & Inks
48 x 24 x 0.5 in (121.92 x 60.96 x 1.27 cm)
$1,275
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It's 3AM
Acrylic
48 x 24 x 1.5 in (121.92 x 60.96 x 3.81 cm)
$1,100
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Molten Terrain
Resin and inks on wood panel box
14 x 11 x 1 in (35.56 x 27.94 x 2.54 cm)
$250
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Echoes of the Deep
Acrylic On Canvas
40 x 40 x 2 in (101.6 x 101.6 x 5.08 cm)
$1,350