Lyricals
Elusive impressions

Lyricals grew directly from the Taogram series — but where Taograms capture a single gesture or symbol, Lyricals unfold as a dialogue. A mark is made, then another follows — not necessarily immediately — as a response or complement to what came before. This continues until the composition has enough presence to complete itself in the viewer’s mind.

The works are minimal, painterly, and deliberately open. Not everything is stated; the paintings offer fragmentary representations that are emotionally completed through the viewer’s own experience.

When I began this series, I named it Haiku — inspired by the simplicity and depth of the Japanese poem form. As the collection evolved, I recognized that the title was both too narrow and too culturally specific. Lyricals better reflects the poetic, abstract, and cross-cultural character of these works.