White That Way

By Luke D. King

Year
2025
Medium
Acrylic Polymer painting, Aerosol painting, pastel on canvas
Dimensions
80×80cm
Availability
White That Way (left) and Black That Way — two square portraits in pink on black

This work explores the complexity of human interaction shaped by life, systems, and time. Through portraiture, the work reflects our attempts to move forward—sometimes with clarity, sometimes through collision. Linear arrows suggest direction, yet our lived experiences are often crunched, layered with tension and unpredictability. The textured surfaces echo this compression, revealing moments of resistance beneath a world that often feels black and white. The subject’s eyes become focal points—quietly expressive, hinting at memory, disconnection, or defiance. Balancing simplicity and complexity, these portraits invite viewers to pause and consider what lies beneath the surface of human presence.

Photo: Ravi Vasavan

Detail — striped frame edge against the smoky aerosol ground