Left to right: Frankia 1101, Spritsail Mahogany, 5 Ray Star

Panaisitor was one of five artists in the Spring ’24 cohort of the Keyhole Workspace Residency at ECOCA. The studio theme was ‘climate’.

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“The new millennium invites the artist to keep up with its complex understanding of reality. The bridge between painting and sculpture (a philosophical dimension) can be achieved visually with the use of several flat surfaces, canvas strips, optical illusion, and real objects.” -Panaitisor

Panaitisor refers to his work as SDED, neither two-dimensional nor three-dimensional. His work created during the Keyhole Workspace Residency addresses points of scientific breakthroughs and discoveries while literally breaking through a painting’s surface. His reverence to optical illusions beckons the viewer for double and triple inspections for dissection; much as we need to see the world around us, though a critical lens.

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