About the artwork
About the artwork
PERYLENE GREEN, RED AND VIOLET
In Perylene Green, Red and Violet, JChadima brings together three distinct perylene pigments—perylene black, violet, and red—at a single architectural intersection. The composition explores what occurs when independent fields of colour, form, and space converge, transforming an observed architectural relationship into an abstract study of balance, tension, and connection.
The painting is structured around the meeting of three dominant planes. Perylene violet advances from the lower left, perylene red rises assertively at the right, while perylene black—revealing its characteristic green undertones—occupies the upper field. Each retains its individual chromatic identity, yet all are drawn toward a concentrated central point. Their convergence suggests the meeting of architectural elements: walls, façades, rooflines, or structural planes coming together within a compressed perspective.
A narrow passage of light emerges at this intersection, intensifying the spatial relationship among the three forms. Rather than functioning simply as illumination, it establishes a visual threshold where one plane ends and another begins. The effect is simultaneously architectural and atmospheric, creating an ambiguous space that appears both solid and open.
Though one of the smallest paintings in the Perylene Series, the work asserts a remarkably bold and impactful presence. Its reduced scale concentrates rather than diminishes its visual intensity. By bringing the three perylene colours together within a tightly constructed composition, JChadima creates an accumulative visual language in which the chromatic investigations developed throughout the series converge within a single work. Black, violet, and red remain individually perceptible while simultaneously functioning as an integrated whole.
Situated between architectural observation and abstraction, Perylene Green, Red and Violet transforms the meeting of built forms into something more elemental. The intersection becomes symbolic of encounter, connection, and convergence—three independent chromatic and structural presences occupying a shared space, held together at a single point of visual tension. Within its intimate dimensions, the painting achieves a sense of monumentality, demonstrating how concentrated colour and precisely balanced form can command a presence far greater than physical scale alone might suggest.
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AKOUN CERTIFIED : 1300 Euros
