Suspended Between Holding & Release - On the Verge of Dissolving
Oil on Canvas
28x22in
$1,200
Framing
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Celia Ko
United States
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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Other details : Unmounted artwork. Mounting and/or framing available on request.
- Dimensions : 20x16in
About this artwork
This intimate portrait is painted from an unusual upward perspective, placing the viewer beneath the subject's gaze. The composition creates a quiet psychological tension - as if the figure is suspended in a moment of inward reflection.
The luminous eyes draw the viewer into a contemplative space, while subtle golden accents around the eyelids suggest light, awareness, or awakening. The work explores the fragile boundary between the physical… body and the inner of perception.
By reversing the traditional viewpoint of portraiture, the painting invites the viewer to experience vulnerability and wonder at the same time. The figure appears both present and distant, grounded yet reaching toward something beyond the visible.
The result is a portrait that feels less like a likeness and more like a moment of consciousness - a pause between earth and sky.
The luminous eyes draw the viewer into a contemplative space, while subtle golden accents around the eyelids suggest light, awareness, or awakening. The work explores the fragile boundary between the physical… body and the inner of perception.
By reversing the traditional viewpoint of portraiture, the painting invites the viewer to experience vulnerability and wonder at the same time. The figure appears both present and distant, grounded yet reaching toward something beyond the visible.
The result is a portrait that feels less like a likeness and more like a moment of consciousness - a pause between earth and sky.
Celia Ko
United States
Celia Ko, a painter born in China, raised in Hong Kong, and based in Hawaii, works primarily in oil and watercolor, blending Chinese heritage with Western academic training. Her disciplined process layers vibrant colors and refined surfaces, shaped by spatial philosophy, abstraction, and the Pacific landscape. She employs techniques such as building, erasing, and reworking to balance emptiness and gesture, inviting viewers into a contemplative, resonant space. Her art conveys meditative stillness, quiet authority, and a deep sense of equilibrium, offering a contemplative presence rooted in cultural memory and the pursuit of enduring calm.
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Quiet Perception No. 4
$1,960
