The Principle, Not Perfection

The Principle, Not Perfection

Acrylic & mixed media on canvas
60 x 60 cm - Year 2014

The Principle, Not Perfection is a work about letting go of the inhuman requirement
to be perfect, and to instead face oneself from a place of principle, presence and
authenticity. The painting bears the traces of process, layers, retakes and smooth transitions —
all that constitutes the very essence of being human.
When I created this work, I let the brushstrokes do the talking.
without correcting them, correcting them, or polishing them to
perfection. Instead, I followed the principle that carried me:
that it is the path, honesty and intention that gives
the work its soul. Every color, structure and line bears witness
about this very thing — that beauty does not lie in the flawless,
but in the real thing.
The title arose from a period when I myself needed
embrace a gentler view of myself and life. In
creativity as well as in everyday life, in relationships and in
development, it is the principle, the direction and the intention of the heart that gives meaning. The work
reminds us that we are allowed to be unfinished, human, and constantly growing.
In its quiet harmony, The Principle, Not Perfection is therefore not a picture of perfection.
ideals—without a celebration of the real, the true, and the unmade. It is a
whisper from the soul that we are valuable right where we stand, at that very stage of
the process where we are. Acrylic on canvas & mixed media.

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