Waxing
The abstract artwork presents a man seated in deep contemplation, his silhouette poised between two opposing forces—red and blue, each pulling at him with an unseen gravity. The full moon hangs above, its silent presence a symbol of clarity yet also illusion, reflecting the turmoil within. The red side seethes with intensity—passion, impulse, perhaps even anger—while the blue pulses with restraint, logic, and detachment. The contrast is psychological, speaking to the duality of human nature, the perpetual struggle between emotion and reason, desire and discipline. His posture is tense yet unmoving, as if he is caught in the moment before resolution, a mind fractured by choice, by consequence, by the impossible task of reconciling both sides without losing himself. The composition invites the viewer to see their own internal conflict mirrored in his stillness, a reminder that no decision is ever just black and white—it is always tangled in shades of who we are.