Crucifixion (Crucifixion) (Calvary Sunrise)

Three cruciform silhouettes rise against a sky that seems to rupture from within—an incandescent field of ochres and reds scored by violent, downward striations that read as rain, tearing, or a liturgical veil being pulled apart. The central figure anchors the composition like a fulcrum, yet the electrified palette and abrasive textures refuse stillness, transmuting sacrifice into a raw, contemporary signal rather than a distant icon. Beneath, a cool turquoise ground briefly offers respite, only to be invaded by bleeding reds, suggesting that consolation and anguish are inseparable, stitched together in the same breath of paint. The work’s power lies in this collision of the sacred and the visceral, where devotion is not serene but incandescent, weathered, and relentlessly present.