This painting is part of an experiment in the artist’s ongoing interest in the relationship between art and decor—how a painting functions in space and what distinguishes a statement from an accent.
Push Pop Stack explores the arrangement of gesture and form. Built from a series of stacked horizontal brushstrokes, the composition emphasizes repetition and the shifting logic of placement.
The title refers to the push-and-pull rhythm behind the decision-making through mark-making, and to the layered structure of the resulting image or object.
This work was created during the same period as the Oracle of Associated Light series, as part of a parallel exploration into surface, material, and intention. It is one of three paintings made primarily in black and white in which the artist experimented with these ideas.