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studies (textures)

2022 - current

oil paint on board.

each 30x30 cm.

A series of 30x30 cm paintings, based on collected object and observed, changing textures. Abstract in their appearance, the works are an attempt to zoom in and capture the fluid state of natural objects.

Seeds are full of life, breaking down as a new life is born. The marine sponge is the site of trembling organisms, absorbing and giving. The lichen is growing on the wood, flourishing on the bark of a branch.

Other works in this series looked at drying petals and the erosion of rocks on the coast. Together they reunite the idea of sources, fluidity, flexibility and movement as central in the natural world.

©2025 zoërivas

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