“The Gaze of Mark”

Description

Title: “The Gaze of Mark”
Artist: ArNoUx
Dimensions (estimated): 24 x 18 inches
Medium: Acrylic on repurposed wooden cabinet door
Style: German Expressionist Figurative

Curatorial Description:
In “The Gaze of Mark”, ArNoUx transforms a humble kitchen door into a sacred relic of introspection and faith. Rendered in expressive strokes and divine pastels, the face at the center—gentle yet piercing—embodies the spiritual intensity of Saint Mark, the Evangelist. This is not merely a portrait, but a visual sermon: a moment frozen where the soul turns its gaze toward the Lord with awe, fear, and surrender. The textured frame, once a boundary of domestic life, now becomes a sanctuary for contemplation.

The expressive brushwork, raw transitions of color, and halos of motion around the figure evoke the spiritual urgency of the Gospel of Mark—a gospel of action, immediacy, and personal call. This work reclaims the ordinary and elevates it into the divine.