Surrendering to Spaciousness

Arthur Brouthers

24 x 23″

Acrylic, ink, spray paint & resin on wood

“Surrendering to Spaciousness” is a mesmerizing fusion of corporeal presence and ethereal abstraction, where the human form dissolves into a dynamic landscape of color, movement, and boundless energy. The artist masterfully captures a liminal state, where the body becomes both a vessel and a horizon—simultaneously tangible and transcendent.

A striking interplay of light and texture heightens the painting’s emotional depth. The obscured face further reinforces the concept of dissolution, drawing the viewer’s focus toward the mesmerizing wave-like patterns that ripple across the figure, mirroring the way water meets light, or energy vibrates through space. The contrast between deep black voids and electrifying hues creates a sense of intimate vulnerability yet infinite vastness, as though the body is being absorbed into a cosmic field.

At once sensual and ethereal, “Surrendering to Spaciousness” is a bold meditation on selfhood, perception, and the dissolution of boundaries between form and infinity. It challenges the viewer to question where the body ends and the universe begins, leaving behind a lingering impression of fluidity, surrender, and the beauty of transformation.