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This new series of work is an exploration of emotion in its rawest, least domesticated form. I paint not to depict the world as it appears, but to reveal the currents that move beneath it—the impulses, tensions, and contradictions that shape human experience. Color and texture are my primary languages. They allow me to speak without restraint, to bypass narrative, and to communicate directly with the viewer’s instinct rather than their intellect.

Each piece begins as a feeling rather than an idea. I work quickly, physically, letting intuition guide the brush. Thick strokes, layered pigments, and abrupt shifts in tone reflect the way emotions collide and coexist. I’m drawn to the places where harmony breaks, where chaos becomes expressive, where beauty emerges from disorder. My paintings are not puzzles to be solved; they are encounters meant to be felt.

I embrace abstraction because it frees both artist and viewer from the need for explanation. Without recognizable forms, the viewer is invited into a more personal dialogue—one shaped by their own memories, moods, and interpretations. My goal is not to tell a story, but to create a space where stories can surface.

Ultimately, my work is a record of presence: the presence of energy, of movement, of the moment in which the paint met the canvas. It is an invitation to stand still inside that moment and feel whatever rises.

STATEMENT

MADE IN AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND

2026

WOET EDWIN IS THE NAME I GIVE TO THE IDEAS THAT RUN THROUGH MY WORK

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"Art to me is something that you must work hard to get good at, that means making pictures for pleasure excessively for 20 years"

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