#16955 Monica Ozamiz Fortis

The diptych presents a fragmented landscape viewed through a veil of abstraction. The composition is divided vertically, creating two distinct yet interconnected panels. Initially, one perceives a scene suggestive of a body of water reflecting a distant mountain range under a sky transitioning between dusk and night. However, the artist avoids precise representation; instead, forms are broken down into blocks and planes of color.
The palette is dominated by muted tones – deep blues, purples, greens, and browns – interspersed with flashes of orange and pink that suggest fading light or reflected hues. These colors arent blended smoothly but rather juxtaposed, creating a sense of visual tension and dynamism. The surface texture appears rough, indicating an impasto technique where paint is applied thickly, adding physicality to the image.
The mountains are rendered as dark silhouettes against the lighter sky, their forms simplified into broad shapes. The water’s surface isnt depicted as calm or still; rather, it seems fractured and shimmering with reflected light, further contributing to the overall sense of instability and abstraction.
A key element is the deliberate fragmentation of the scene. This fracturing doesn’t simply represent a visual distortion but also implies a disruption of perception – a questioning of how we understand and experience landscapes. The diptych format reinforces this idea; it suggests that the complete view is elusive, requiring engagement with both panels to grasp a partial understanding.
Subtexts within the work might explore themes of memory, loss, or the subjective nature of reality. The obscured details and fragmented forms could symbolize the way memories fade or how individual perspectives shape our interpretation of the world. Theres an underlying melancholy conveyed through the subdued color scheme and the sense of distance from the depicted landscape – a feeling of observing something just beyond reach.