Supernatural

Thomas Piekunka

72” x 72”

Acrylic Paint

Supernatural by Thomas Piekunka is a sculptural wall piece that transforms color, line, and material into an immersive, three-dimensional environment. Composed of hundreds of intertwined strands, the work becomes a dense, hovering network of looping, cascading lines that extend well beyond the surface of the wall. The composition appears to vibrate with energy, evoking organic proliferation and the complexity of abstract drawing translated into space.

Piekunka’s process centers on accumulation, gesture, and impulsivity. Each strand carries its own trajectory. Together they form a unified surface that shifts between opacity and transparency. As viewers move around the piece, light threads through the layered knots and arcs, creating a kinetic, atmospheric effect. Supernatural seems to breathe, shimmer, and reorganize itself in real time.

The piece situates Piekunka within a lineage of artists who challenged the boundaries between painting and sculpture. Its tactile, suspended lines recall the thread-based works of Sheila Hicks, the gestural accumulations of Jackson Pollock, and the spatial interventions of postminimalist artists such as Eva Hesse. Piekunka’s approach is an exploration of materiality, color saturation, and sculptural drawing that reflects contemporary interest in sensory experience and immersive abstraction.

Within Mash Gallery’s group exhibition Rhythmic Contours, Supernatural exemplifies how rhythm can be articulated through physical space. The work pulses with movement and explores how lines can suggest sound, emotion, and spatial vibration. Its sculptural presence activates the surrounding architecture, transforming the wall into a site of flux rather than a static backdrop.

Supernatural is a vibrant field of color and motion that feels earthly and otherworldly. It is a testament to Piekunka’s ability to transform simple materials into a visceral visual symphony.