Vestige (Architecture of Memory)
“Vestige” is an abstract reflection on the memory of built environments — not a literal house, but the echo of one.
This piece was inspired by weathered walls, architectural decay, and the way structures carry emotional residue over time. The painting captures not what buildings look like, but what they feel like once they’ve been abandoned, worn, or half-forgotten.
Created with acrylic, plaster, and textured gesso using a palette knife, the surface is rich with tactile marks, cracks, and ghosted layers — evoking old plaster, faded facades, and physical erosion. Warm siennas, ochres, and whites mimic the colors of earth and stone. These materials were chosen deliberately to express both fragility and permanence — a push and pull between construction and decay.
2025, Acrylic and Sand Texture on Canvas, palette knife
Size: 50 x 70 cm
