The impulsive circularity of Osei's radiant figure calls to mind the Solar mythology Mirò extracted from Catalan folk tradition, yet here the chromatic force of pure cadmium yellow operates without mythological alibi. Each spike-like ray is abbreviated, almost impatient, while the interior face - two vertical strokes for eyes, a cursory chevron for a mouth - anchors the cosmological within the quietly anthropomorphic, refusing any clean separation between celestial body and sentient subject.
The impulsive circularity of Osei's radiant figure calls to mind the Solar mythology Mirò extracted from Catalan folk tradition, yet here the chromatic force of pure cadmium yellow operates without mythological alibi. Each spike-like ray is abbreviated, almost impatient, while the interior face - two vertical strokes for eyes, a cursory chevron for a mouth - anchors the cosmological within the quietly anthropomorphic, refusing any clean separation between celestial body and sentient subject.
- Curatorial note, wifärt gallery