DEAN AVISAR’S LATEST ARTWORK DELVES DEEPLY INTO THE CONCEPT OF INFINITY, INVITING VIEWERS TO EXPERIENCE THE BOUNDLESS NATURE OF THE SOUL. FOR AVISAR, THE SOUL TRANSCENDS THE MATERIAL WORLD, EXISTING IN A STATE OF ENDLESS ABUNDANCE. HIS CREATIVE JOURNEY FOR THIS PIECE BEGAN WITH A PERSONAL REFLECTION ON HOW, AS HUMANS, WE NAVIGATE THE PHYSICAL REALM THROUGH ACTION AND DOING, WHILE THE SOUL REMAINS INFINITE, MUCH LIKE ART ITSELF.
IN AVISAR’S VIEW, ART SERVES AS THE PERFECT MEETING POINT BETWEEN THE MATERIAL AND THE SPIRITUAL. HE SEES CREATIVITY NOT AS AN ACTION, BUT AS A STATE OF BEING—WHERE AN OPEN MIND ALLOWS CREATIVITY TO FLOW NATURALLY, LINKING BODY AND SOUL. THROUGH THIS PIECE, HE EXPLORES HOW DEEPLY ONE CAN UNCOVER THE LAYERS AND DIMENSIONS OF THE SELF, MIRRORING THE PROCESS OF REVEALING DEPTH IN HIS ART.
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS WORK IS ITS CONSTANT STATE OF EVOLUTION. USING INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES, AVISAR CREATES WITH CHEMICALS AND COLORS THAT REACT TO UV LIGHT, ALLOWING THE ARTWORK TO BE “PAINTED WITH LIGHT.” AS THE ENVIRONMENT SHIFTS, SO DO THE COLORS AND FORMS, CREATING A LIVING, DYNAMIC EXPRESSION OF INFINITY—A VISUAL REMINDER OF THE ONGOING MOVEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION WITHIN US ALL.
THE PAPER USED IN THE ARTWORK IS CUSTOM-MADE TO THE ARTIST’S EXACT SPECIFICATIONS, CRAFTED FROM A BLEND OF HEMP, FLAX, AND ABACA FIBERS FOR ADDED STRENGTH AND ABSORBENCY. DRAWING FROM TRADITIONAL NEPALESE TECHNIQUES, THE FIBERS ARE DILUTED IN WATER, SPREAD ONTO A SCREEN, AND LEFT TO DRY BEFORE BEING CAREFULLY PEELED OFF. EACH SHEET MEASURES 1.3 X 1.8 METERS.