Two Souls & A Mind | Original Art | Illustration
 
Medium: Mixed media – Ink, Acrylic, Gold Paint on Paper
Style: Expressive, Abstract, Symbolic
Techniques: Layered brushwork, intricate mark-making, fluid movement
Palette: Dominated by gold, earthy yellows, deep blues, and soft neutrals. The interplay between light and shadow brings life to the reflective gold, shifting the perception of the artwork depending on the light source.
Key Features:
•    A textured composition filled with hidden marks and symbols.
•    The gold paint enhances the depth, revealing different energies based on light.
•    Abstract forms and script-like markings, inspired by Farsi, add to the mystery.
•    The contrast between chaos and order, movement and stillness, speaks to the internal dialogues of the mind and soul.
 
 
Description:
 
Created during Chapter 2 (2020 - 2023), this piece is part of the Versions of Robert Collection—a deeply personal body of work reflecting my journey through my mother’s stroke, dissociation, and eventual dementia. This period of my life involved immense inner soul work, each piece acting as a page in a diary, often accompanied by a poem or story.
 
“Two Souls & A Mind” explores the intricate battle between the mind, inner soul, and outer soul. Through delicate, script-like markings, the composition captures fragments of thought, emotion, and self-exploration—a story woven into the very fabric of the painting. The gold paint shifts in perception, much like our own understanding, requiring light to reveal its depth.
 
The artwork invites you to look deeper, to decipher its hidden stories. The energy of the marks, the fluid movement of the forms, and the intensity of gold against shadow all speak to the push and pull of our internal worlds—the longing for freedom, the struggle for control, and the ultimate surrender to love and acceptance.
 
A reflection on the conversation between mind, soul, and self—the unseen battle that shapes our existence.

 
Details:
 
Size: A4 Illustration
Material: Mixed media on paper 
Unframed
Original, signed by the artist
Limited Edition Giclée Prints Available – 150 prints total across three sizes, including the original size