Inner Perceiver

The Inner Perceiver series draws upon both Western and Asian conceptions to represent the release of the soul, the Inner Perceiver, from the material world, here represented by double registers of fields of abraded paint. As in the Atman works, Inner Perceiver speaks to the endless transmigration of the self or soul from matter, or conversely, to matter. In these works the soul is represented by a pure gold thread vibrating within the cosmic void, referencing both Asian conceptions of vibrating energy and Western conceptions of string theory. The undulating forms of the paint registers reference the forms of the saggital sutures of the cranium, from which in Tibetan and Hindu thought the soul is thought to emerge at the time of death. In concept and material, the series alludes to the gom-shing, or meditation wood.

Inner Perceiver is a contemporary meditation on impermanence.

Inner Perceiver 7 2024 Abraded acrylic and 23.5K gold, on archival cradled wood panel, 18 x 18 x .5 inches. 19 x 19 x 1.3/8 inches framed.

Inner Perceiver 6 2024 Abraded acrylic and 23.5K gold, on archival cradled wood panel, 18 x 18 x .5 inches. 19 x 19 x 1.3/8 inches framed.

Inner Perceiver 5 2021 Abraded acrylic with mineral particles, and 23.5K gold, and metallic stainless steel and micaceous iron oxide acrylic on archival cradled wood panel, 36 x 36 x 1 inches.

Detail Inner Perceiver 5

Inner Perceiver 4,     abraded acrylic with mineral particles, and 23.75K gold on archival wood panel, 30 x 30 x 1 inches.

Inner Perceiver 4 2015 Abraded acrylic with mineral particles, and 23.5K gold on archival cradled wood panel, 30 x 30 x 1 inches. Collection of Geraldine Datillo Jawer and Edward Jawer.

Detail, Inner Perceiver 4

Inner Perceiver 3,     abraded acrylic with mineral particles, and 23.75K gold on archival wood panel, 30 x 30 x 1 inches.

Inner Perceiver 3 2015 Abraded acrylic with mineral particles, and 23.5K gold on archival cradled wood panel, 30 x 30 x 1 inches. Private Collection, Texas.

Inner Perceiver 2, 2013, copper repousse elements, abraded acrylic, mineral particles and 23.75K gold, on archival wood panel, 36 x 36 x 2 inches.       Collection of Dr. Andrea Baldeck

Inner Perceiver 2 2013 Copper repousse elements, abraded acrylic, mineral particles and 23.75K gold, on archival cradled wood panel, 36 x 36 x 2 inches. Collection of Dr. Andrea Baldeck

Inner Perceiver 1,     Abraded acrylic with mineral particles and 23.75K gold on archival wood panel, 36 x 36 x 2 inches.

Inner Perceiver 1 Abraded acrylic with mineral particles and 23.5K gold on archival cradled wood panel, 36 x 36 x 2 inches.

Blue Perceiver,        Abraded acrylic with 23.75K gold on archival wood panel, 36 x 36 x 2 inches. Private Collection.

Blue Perceiver Abraded acrylic with 23.5K gold on archival cradled wood panel, 36 x 36 x 2 inches. Private Collection, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.