Gratitude: Text-Based Contemplative Collage | Fragmented Portraits & Muted Palette | 16x20"

An Affirmation That Meaning Persists, Even When Fractured

"Gratitude" confronts the complexity of human experience through a dense, layered collage of fragmented text, color, and image. Circular bursts of radiating lines draw attention to small, isolated faces—including subtle references to iconic figures that hold space silently within the surrounding chaos of torn paper and scattered words.

The contemplative mood is set by a palette of muted purples, blues, greens, and browns. Words like "Act," "Gratitude," and "you" are not mere decoration, but deliberate threads weaving together notions of responsibility, connection, and recognition. This is gratitude weighed by adversity not a simple feeling, but an active stance held within struggle.

The work masterfully holds the tension between silence and voice, isolation and engagement. It posits gratitude as a form of resilience, a profound strength found in the intentional act of acknowledgment itself.

Artwork Details

• Themes: Complex gratitude, resilience, human connection, introspection

• Style: Text-based, figurative collage

• Color Palette: Muted purples, blues, greens, and browns

• Key Imagery: Circular bursts, isolated faces (including subtle iconic figures), fragmented text

• Dimensions: 16" x 20"