Balance

Graphite on rough paper · 8 × 11 inches

In “Balance”, a solitary figure stands in a posture of contained tension, suspended between stability and collapse. The elongated body bends and twists, grounded yet unsettled, as one arm reaches toward a small sphere just beyond grasp. The moment feels paused between intention and action.

The rough paper interrupts the graphite, creating tonal instability that mirrors the figure’s fragile equilibrium. A fragmented vertical wall behind him contrasts with the body's organic curves, suggesting structural certainty set against human vulnerability.

In the foreground, a bowl and cup anchor the scene in survival. The sphere—ambiguous in meaning—hovers as possibility, fate, or responsibility. Here, balance is not symmetry but endurance: a state sustained through strain rather than resolution.