Deep Shallows

The Painting Story

"Deep Shallows" is a profound exploration, a paradox that encapsulates the mysterious depth within the surface. This painting, with its bold, moody dark blue stormy ocean palette, feels like a tempestuous revelation – a powerful surge of energy and emotion. Each stroke pulses with the intensity of a storm, as if the very soul of the ocean is roaring in a tumultuous dance. It’s as if the universe is revealing its hidden depths, reminding us that even the shallowest waters can hold profound mysteries and turbulent beauty. This piece is a celebration of life's enigmatic nature, where the surface teems with the untamed spirit of the deep, constantly shifting and unfathomable.

Paradox - Solo Exhibition at Art Images Gallery

Part of a collection of works from Amica's solo Paradox at Art Images Gallery, Adelaide. Amica extends on her familiar sensibility for working with colour and form, to produce works with an elevated energetic charge. Though seemingly consistent with previous work, these new explorations consistently extend a sense of the sublime that captures and amplifies an essence, perhaps a metaphysical quality that transcends simple explanation, something that explores the concept of ‘self’ through notions of expansion and growth - while simultaneously engaging in a return trip to the core of being.

Either way, the works operate with a subtle newness. They introduce the next phase of exploration evidencing that Amica’s practice, as with nature, is in a gradual yet constant state of change. A living, breathing expression of life and the mystery of creation.