Responding to the theme "Forcibly Separate", I created an abstract painting of my classmate. Instead of brushes, I relied on found objects such as leaves, wooden sticks and styrofoam to make the expressive marks. I intended to create the effect of a forceful separation through the depiction of a void within a series of swift and overlapping brushstrokes.

I chose to depict a view from the atrium of my college at eye level. Facing the study areas and the quadrangle, I tried to capture the vastness and symmetry of the space.