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This stunning painting expresses creation through the act of penetration.

John Varriano uses color on a number of metaphysical levels. The moment is captured using explosive color, within a rich, deep, and complex environment. The mingling of warm and cool colors is ecstatic, and we feel an energy that carries the force of life. The all-encompassing spectral experience sets off a vibration within the eyes that is a metaphor for the erotic sensation of touch.

With the depiction of dissolving forms that plunge and re-surface throughout the composition, the artist coaxes our imaginations. Does this painting represent the planting of a biological seed or the birth of a galaxy? Perhaps most importantly, it depicts the kernel of an idea injected into an environment of concentrated thought. For Varriano, this raises the philosophical notion that an idea is itself, a form of life.

The artist has applied the paint with decisive force, yet tempered by controlled gentleness. The wonderful balance of so many varied colors is nothing short of a playful act of virtuosity.