Graviton I (2025) and Graviton II, 2025
24 x 48 x 108 cm
Graviton III, 2025
72 x 15 x 108 cm
Water based oil painting on wood, metal structure painted with resin coat and water based epoxy paint
Courtesy of Klitsa Antoniou and Diatopos Art
Graviton I, II and III
Graviton I (2025) translates stillness into a condition of latent vibration. The work unfolds as a surface marked by incisions and gestures that do not describe movement but register its residue. Each line operates as a trace of an action that has already taken place, holding within it the tension between presence and disappearance.
Rather than functioning as representation, the painted surface becomes a field of resonance. The marks do not depict an external image but emerge as records of energy, subtle disruptions that suggest a movement unfolding beyond visibility. In this sense, the work shifts attention from what is seen to what is sensed, from image to intensity.
The line plays a central role as a measure of instability. It does not define form or contour in a fixed way, but instead maps a direction that is constantly under erasure. What appears is never fully stabilized, as each gesture carries the possibility of deviation, interruption, or collapse. The composition remains open, resisting closure and fixed interpretation.
Through this process, Graviton I produces movement rather than illustrating it. The surface becomes an active site where perception is continuously activated, inviting the viewer to follow rhythms that are subtle, fragmented, and unresolved. The work exists in a state of oscillation, where stillness and motion are not opposites but conditions that coexist within the same field.