In the Escape paintings, a monochromatic surface becomes a field of changing depth, reflection, and light. Using a palette knife, Mansur builds layers of impasto paint into a textured terrain, then pours translucent glazes across the surface, where the liquid pools in crevices and spills over edges. Circular resin forms are embedded into the surface, catching reflections as the viewer moves around the work. What initially appears muted begins to shift and gleam, suggesting hidden depth beneath the surface. The result is a monochromatic work that feels both physical and atmospheric, revealing itself gradually through movement and changing perspective. The paintings echo geological processes, with layers built, altered, excavated, and transformed over time.
EXHIBITION HISTORY:
Art Toronto with Myta Sayo Gallery | October 27 - 30, 2022
Land Escapes at Myta Sayo Gallery | June 9 - July 23, 2022
VOLTA New York with Myta Sayo Gallery | May 18 - 22, 2022
Medium: Acrylic and resin on panel
Year: 2022
Size: 60" x 60" x 2"
Several thick impasto layers of paint applied with a palette knife are washed over with translucent glazes. Colors are built then subdued into a monochromatic mass. Circular resin sculptures inundate the work with changing reflections. This painting starts to bloom as one walks around it. What were once muted circles begin to gleam – they are beacons that turn off and on. The surfaces are contradictory: waxy yet reflective, the circles both mirror and obscure the viewer. Here Mansur mines the possibilities within abstraction, making a case for its plural nature by creating potent modes of interference in painting.
Medium: Acrylic and resin on panel, white aluminum frame
Year: 2022
Size: 48" x 48" x 2"
A dynamic surface is built with thick impasto layers that are washed over with translucent glazes. Liquid pools in valleys and falls away over edges. Embedded circles shift in and out of monochromatic fields of colour, inundating the work with changing reflections. This painting starts to bloom as one walks around it.
Through this series Mansur mines the possibilities within abstraction, making a case for its plural nature by creating potent modes of interference in painting. Their mode of production mimics the creation of land: geographic layers are slowly built over time, eroded, excavated, drilled upon, and subsumed. Painted on large-format panels, these abstractions recall enveloping aerial landscapes.
Medium: Acrylic and resin on panel, white aluminum frame
Year: 2022
Size: 48" x 48" x 2"
A dynamic surface is built with thick impasto layers that are washed over with translucent glazes. Liquid pools in valleys and falls away over edges. Embedded circles shift in and out of monochromatic fields of colour, inundating the work with changing reflections. This painting starts to bloom as one walks around it.
Through this series Mansur mines the possibilities within abstraction, making a case for its plural nature by creating potent modes of interference in painting. Their mode of production mimics the creation of land: geographic layers are slowly built over time, eroded, excavated, drilled upon, and subsumed. Painted on large-format panels, these abstractions recall enveloping aerial landscapes.
Medium: Acrylic on and resin on panel, solid walnut frame
Dimensions: 41.5” x 61.5” x 2” (framed)
Year: 2024
Kal Mansur builds a thick, monochromatic painting, layering a range of hues to create depth and complexity. A translucent glaze washes over the surface, pooling in crevices and cascading over edges. Circular resin sculptures inundate the work with changing reflections. They emit a soft glow that hints at hidden depths. Their surfaces possess a duality -- both waxy and reflective, they invite contemplation amidst a veil of uncertainty. The work echoes the geological process of land formation, where layers of terrain evolve over time, undergoing excavation, alteration, and eventual transformation.
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Medium: Acrylic and resin on panel, aluminum frame
Year: 2022
Size: 60" x 60" x 2"
Several thick impasto layers of paint applied with a palette knife are washed over with translucent glazes. Colors are built then subdued into a monochromatic mass. Circular resin sculptures inundate the work with changing reflections. This painting starts to bloom as one walks around it. What were once muted circles begin to gleam – they are beacons that turn off and on. The surfaces are contradictory: waxy yet reflective, the circles both mirror and obscure the viewer. Here Mansur mines the possibilities within abstraction, making a case for its plural nature by creating potent modes of interference in painting.
Medium: Acrylic and resin on panel
Year: 2022
Size: 60" x 60" x 2"
Several thick impasto layers of paint applied with a palette knife are washed over with translucent glazes. Colors are built then subdued into a monochromatic mass. Circular resin sculptures inundate the work with changing reflections. This painting starts to bloom as one walks around it. What were once muted circles begin to gleam – they are beacons that turn off and on. The surfaces are contradictory: waxy yet reflective, the circles both mirror and obscure the viewer. Here Mansur mines the possibilities within abstraction, making a case for its plural nature by creating potent modes of interference in painting.
Medium: Acrylic on and resin on panel, solid walnut frame
Dimensions: 37.5” x 61.5” x 2” (framed)
Year: 2024
Kal Mansur builds a thick, monochromatic painting, layering a range of hues to create depth and complexity. A translucent glaze washes over the surface, pooling in crevices and cascading over edges. Circular resin sculptures inundate the work with changing reflections. They emit a soft glow that hints at hidden depths. Their surfaces possess a duality -- both waxy and reflective, they invite contemplation amidst a veil of uncertainty. The work echoes the geological process of land formation, where layers of terrain evolve over time, undergoing excavation, alteration, and eventual transformation.
This artwork ships worldwide. Please be aware that shipping fees are not included. The studio will contact you to confirm these costs.
Medium: Acrylic on and resin on panel, white acrylic frame
Dimensions: 48" x 48" x 2"
Year: 2024
Kal Mansur builds a thick, monochromatic painting, layering a range of hues to create depth and complexity. A translucent glaze washes over the surface, pooling in crevices and cascading over edges. Circular resin sculptures inundate the work with changing reflections. They emit a soft glow that hints at hidden depths. Their surfaces possess a duality -- both waxy and reflective, they invite contemplation amidst a veil of uncertainty. The work echoes the geological process of land formation, where layers of terrain evolve over time, undergoing excavation, alteration, and eventual transformation.
This artwork ships worldwide. Please be aware that shipping fees are not included. The studio will contact you to confirm these costs.