#ataraxia

#ataraxia

"Ataraxia" is an ancient Greek philosophical term for a state of tranquility that is achieved by detaching from external desires and concentrating attention on inner peace. While these paintings project a sense of calm, there is also a feeling of disquiet. The normal and anomalous overlap and become difficult to tell apart. That tension animates these peculiar images, in which figures and shadows, flatness and space, are equally important.