Way More Messy Than This plays with the tension between control and release. A broad, semi-translucent field of pink paint stretches across a warm yellow ground, carrying traces of earlier marks, scribbles, and color events beneath it. The surface feels edited—like something that has been pushed, pulled, and then partially resolved, though not entirely settled. Clusters of circular, eye-like forms emerge along the right side, adding a sense of rhythm and quiet observation. Despite the title, the painting suggests a selective restraint—an acknowledgment that the mess could have gone further, but didn’t.