Remaining Current by Mocsa
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Medium: Cement, Acrylic paint on Canvas
Dimensions: 50 x 50 cm
Year: 2023
Price: $1750.00 USD
Status: available
"Remaining Current" emerged from my reflections on the subtle yet profound ripples left by significant events. As the immediate chaos fades, what remains is an undercurrent of emotions and memories, shaping our perceptions in ways we might not fully grasp. In this piece, I used layers of blue and gray to symbolize those hidden currents, ever-present, yet not always visible. As I worked, my gestures became a dance of spontaneity, allowing intersecting lines to form organically, much like the unpredictable flow of feelings and thoughts that linger after the storm has passed. The bursts of red and white are the sparks of memory and emotion, cutting through the calm, reminding us of the event’s enduring influence. I hope that viewers find a space for reflection within this work, a moment to consider how past events continue to shape our present and future. My intention is for "Remaining Current" to serve as a reminder that even when the surface appears still, the currents beneath are alive, guiding us in unseen ways.
Why collect this work?
Dense crossings of red, black, and white interrupt broad blue, grey, and dark fields, making “current” legible as both flow and resistance rather than a single directional force.
- Mocsa describes the work as a reflection on emotions and memories that persist after significant events. That intention clarifies the title, while the image sustains a less settled reading through competing lines and fractured fields.
- The photographed surface has no dominant centre. Thin arcs traverse heavier patches, and red marks repeatedly cut across the cooler palette, shifting attention between local collisions and the square composition as a whole.
- Catalogue metadata identifies cement and acrylic on canvas. Here, that combination permits a contrast between substantial-looking areas and quick linear marks, although the photograph cannot confirm the work’s physical texture or relief.
- Encountering this work alongside abstractions concerned with memory would sharpen a useful distinction: persistence appears not as a preserved image, but as interruption, overlap, and residue distributed across the field.
About the Artist
Mocsa
Mocsa is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: mixed-media. Based in Kabupaten Sukoharjo, Indonesia.
Nationality: Indonesian
I use art as a space to express emotions that are often difficult to articulate through words.
