Samuel de Saboia Brazil, b. 1998
81 1/8 x 57 1/8 x 1 3/8 in
It is an inquiry into harmony rather than conflict. Though composed of different elements, beings, and connections, everything is perceived as part of a greater whole, like one self-contained world, designed from within.
The residency coincided with a period of personal transition, and that is reflected in the work. It traces a growing understanding of love, including self-love and the navigation of boundaries, limitations, and personal movement. It marks a phase of greater assertiveness, a pushing forward, all of which is channeled into the paintings.