Quality of Light - Twilight Beyond Time #04

"Quality of Light - Twilight Beyond Time"

The artwork expresses the "Quality of Light" inspired by twilight scenes.

I am often captivated by twilight scenes that make me lose track of time itself. During these moments, as diverse hues spread across the sky and light transforms continuously, vegetation seems to dissolve into the light itself. The internal form of objects progressively becomes ambiguous, transforming like silhouettes. What's fascinating, however, is that the outlines that remain until the end give me a definite intuition of "that's a flower" or "that's a bird," hinting at their original meanings. This phenomenon seems to raise questions about how humans perceive and comprehend existence.

From the perspectives of neuroscience and philosophy, I believe humans’ perception of the world is constructed from three elements: "qualia," "cognitive processes," and "linguistic categorisation." I have focused on the multi-layered structure of perception, considering how these elements overlap like "layers" to form humans’ perceived world.

In my artistic approach, I interpret "the outlines of objects" as symbols of "boundaries created by linguistic categorisation," and use contrasts between the ambiguous texture inside motifs and the outlines that remain in my consciousness.

For my technique, I create highly transparent layered structures by combining interference pigments, mica, and small glass beads with acrylic medium. These compositions incorporate light reflections, chromatic shifts, and spontaneous textures, allowing the artwork to present different appearances depending on the viewer's perspective and changes in environmental light.
This approach reflects how humans’ perceptual world exists as various overlapping meanings (layers), simultaneously containing contradictory impressions. Within this, what exactly are we focusing on and discovering? Through the shifting qualities of light, I hope we can recognize and appreciate the diverse meanings in existence around us.