Angela Johal

I was inspired by my No. 24 painting and decided to design another painting in a similar but unique composition with a balance between warm and cool colors. I created a vivid, hot pinky-red and bluish purple, plums and various shades of gray. I like to cross colors so that they might shift with the changing light throughout the day. I also wanted to work with a new, 72 x 60 inch canvas size. Vertically, the diamond shapes become more dominant and zigzag back and forth which creates a nice rhythm. Horizontally, the painting takes on a landscape feel of mountain-like and architectural shapes. These two ideas echo the dichotemies of a vertical direction which is suggestive of the spiritual where the energy rises upward and the horizontal view which is more physical and grounded. I like the layered effect of these paintings and how the eye keeps moving because of a more abstract and irregular pattern. No. 24 had a tribal and earthy feel, whereas this painting seems to have an 80s dance vibe and is a bit romantic.

Polychromatic Scale No. 25, 2026, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 60 in

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