Original artwork description:

The Lines That Made Me
Series: Forms of Inner Balance
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 50 × 70 × 1.5 cm

Concept
This work from the Forms of Inner Balance series can be perceived as a visual portrait of inner experience. Each line on the canvas is a small crack — a trace of an event, a lived moment, a choice, or a loss. Together, they form a complex, multi-layered structure resembling human character: fragile, intangible, sometimes contradictory, yet deeply individual.

There is no destruction here — only accumulated experience. The lines of life do not break the form; they create it, making it unique and impossible to repeat. The work speaks about how we become ourselves: through what we live through, through vulnerability, through accepting our own complexity.

The composition is built around intersecting lines that resemble a map of inner states. Semi-transparent layers of color create a sense of depth and inner movement. The lines seem to record moments — they are not random, yet they resist full control, much like life itself.

The form appears fragile and at the same time stable, as if held together by the sum of lived experiences.

Color Palette
The palette is soft and corporeal, with natural and muted tones:
milky white, ivory
ash blue, gray blue
warm beige, nude, powder
smoky gray, graphite
ochre, terracotta, muted brown
charcoal black, anthracite

The colors are layered transparently, creating a sense of memory, time, and inner light.

Technique and Methods
The work is created in mixed media, using acrylic and oil pastel on canvas. Acrylic layers form soft, flowing color fields, while oil pastel emphasizes the lines — traces of events, lines of life, inner cracks.

The techniques include:
layered painting
transparent glazing
fine graphic lines
intuitive gesture
conscious structure

Materials used:

acrylic, oil pastel

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