"A Crisis of Confidence" (2015) Mixed media collage on paper
Ink, acrylic paint, spray paint, and paper
Original dimensions: 48 × 91 inches (121.9 × 231.1 cm)
Digital reproduction released by Chazalon Mystic Arts (2025)
A Crisis of Confidence is a large-scale collage that confronts the psychological terrain of self-doubt and internal resistance. Created in 2015, the work reflects a pivotal moment in the artist’s practice, where emotional endurance and creative assertion intersect. Through layered applications of ink, acrylic, spray paint, and torn paper, the composition evokes both fragmentation and cohesion—mirroring the tension between vulnerability and resilience.
The piece resists decorative impulse, instead favoring raw texture and spatial disruption to articulate the experience of unsupported striving. Its expansive horizontal format suggests a panoramic unfolding of inner conflict, while the material density reinforces the weight of psychological labor. The absence of overt symbolism allows the viewer to engage directly with the formal and emotional architecture of the work.
