The Diving Bell
@thedivingbell.bsky.social
Smashing together Contemporary Abstraction, Pop Art, and Art Nouveau.
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"Filter Gallery" acrylic on Dibond, 70 x 80 cm, 2020
It feels overwhelming to navigate life today. There is so much information all at once and so many possibilities to choose from, it’s wonderful, but also exhausting. #contemporaryart #abstract #painting
It feels overwhelming to navigate life today. There is so much information all at once and so many possibilities to choose from, it’s wonderful, but also exhausting. #contemporaryart #abstract #painting
July 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Filter Gallery" acrylic on Dibond, 70 x 80 cm, 2020
It feels overwhelming to navigate life today. There is so much information all at once and so many possibilities to choose from, it’s wonderful, but also exhausting. #contemporaryart #abstract #painting
It feels overwhelming to navigate life today. There is so much information all at once and so many possibilities to choose from, it’s wonderful, but also exhausting. #contemporaryart #abstract #painting
"Secession" acrylic on Dibond, 50 x 60 cm, 2020
The shapes and deep colors bring to mind the work of Gustav Klimt and the Austrian Secession of early 20th century Vienna, which has always been a primary source of inspiration for me. #painting #abstractart #contemporaryart
The shapes and deep colors bring to mind the work of Gustav Klimt and the Austrian Secession of early 20th century Vienna, which has always been a primary source of inspiration for me. #painting #abstractart #contemporaryart
June 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"Secession" acrylic on Dibond, 50 x 60 cm, 2020
The shapes and deep colors bring to mind the work of Gustav Klimt and the Austrian Secession of early 20th century Vienna, which has always been a primary source of inspiration for me. #painting #abstractart #contemporaryart
The shapes and deep colors bring to mind the work of Gustav Klimt and the Austrian Secession of early 20th century Vienna, which has always been a primary source of inspiration for me. #painting #abstractart #contemporaryart
"Integrin" acrylic on Dibond, 50 x 60 cm, 2020
An integrin creates a bond between cells, which is necessary for processes like the healing of wounds and the growth of embryos.
#painting #artwork #abstraktekunst #contemporaryart
An integrin creates a bond between cells, which is necessary for processes like the healing of wounds and the growth of embryos.
#painting #artwork #abstraktekunst #contemporaryart
June 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"Integrin" acrylic on Dibond, 50 x 60 cm, 2020
An integrin creates a bond between cells, which is necessary for processes like the healing of wounds and the growth of embryos.
#painting #artwork #abstraktekunst #contemporaryart
An integrin creates a bond between cells, which is necessary for processes like the healing of wounds and the growth of embryos.
#painting #artwork #abstraktekunst #contemporaryart
This painting has finally found its way to its new forever home. Creating these images is intrinsically rewarding, but it is a special honor when they become part of someone else's home.
"Tertiary Cognitive Overlay" 100 x 117 cm, screen-print and acrylic on panel, 2019
#painting #abstract #wallart
"Tertiary Cognitive Overlay" 100 x 117 cm, screen-print and acrylic on panel, 2019
#painting #abstract #wallart
May 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"Channels" 80 x 60 cm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020
This painting brings to mind the experience of using a digitally simulated paintbrush and the experience of trying to make a precise mark but creating a blown out mess because the settings are all wrong. #contemporaryart #painting #kunst
This painting brings to mind the experience of using a digitally simulated paintbrush and the experience of trying to make a precise mark but creating a blown out mess because the settings are all wrong. #contemporaryart #painting #kunst
May 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"Channels" 80 x 60 cm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020
This painting brings to mind the experience of using a digitally simulated paintbrush and the experience of trying to make a precise mark but creating a blown out mess because the settings are all wrong. #contemporaryart #painting #kunst
This painting brings to mind the experience of using a digitally simulated paintbrush and the experience of trying to make a precise mark but creating a blown out mess because the settings are all wrong. #contemporaryart #painting #kunst
"Aquarium" 50 x 60 cm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020
The title came to mind due to the blue, watery atmosphere of this painting, and it seems the place it depicts surely contains life of some kind. #painting #abstractart #abstraktekunst
The title came to mind due to the blue, watery atmosphere of this painting, and it seems the place it depicts surely contains life of some kind. #painting #abstractart #abstraktekunst
May 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"Aquarium" 50 x 60 cm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020
The title came to mind due to the blue, watery atmosphere of this painting, and it seems the place it depicts surely contains life of some kind. #painting #abstractart #abstraktekunst
The title came to mind due to the blue, watery atmosphere of this painting, and it seems the place it depicts surely contains life of some kind. #painting #abstractart #abstraktekunst
"Adherent" 50 x 60 cm, 2020
This #painting continues an exploration of both organic and digitally influenced shapes and textures, reflecting our tension between these realities and the way they affect our thinking and emotions. #abstraktekunst #contemporaryart
This #painting continues an exploration of both organic and digitally influenced shapes and textures, reflecting our tension between these realities and the way they affect our thinking and emotions. #abstraktekunst #contemporaryart
May 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Adherent" 50 x 60 cm, 2020
This #painting continues an exploration of both organic and digitally influenced shapes and textures, reflecting our tension between these realities and the way they affect our thinking and emotions. #abstraktekunst #contemporaryart
This #painting continues an exploration of both organic and digitally influenced shapes and textures, reflecting our tension between these realities and the way they affect our thinking and emotions. #abstraktekunst #contemporaryart
"Anatomize" 70 x 80cm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020
This painting put up a struggle, layers of paint had to be torn off and reapplied to get to this point, and perhaps it’s stuck in a place that would normally not be considered complete, but life is rarely so cut and dried. #abstraktekunst #painting #art
This painting put up a struggle, layers of paint had to be torn off and reapplied to get to this point, and perhaps it’s stuck in a place that would normally not be considered complete, but life is rarely so cut and dried. #abstraktekunst #painting #art
May 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"Anatomize" 70 x 80cm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020
This painting put up a struggle, layers of paint had to be torn off and reapplied to get to this point, and perhaps it’s stuck in a place that would normally not be considered complete, but life is rarely so cut and dried. #abstraktekunst #painting #art
This painting put up a struggle, layers of paint had to be torn off and reapplied to get to this point, and perhaps it’s stuck in a place that would normally not be considered complete, but life is rarely so cut and dried. #abstraktekunst #painting #art
"A Hill to Die On" 75 x 100 cm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020
There is no good argument against defending the oppressed.
#abstractart #painting #contemporaryart
There is no good argument against defending the oppressed.
#abstractart #painting #contemporaryart
May 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"A Hill to Die On" 75 x 100 cm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020
There is no good argument against defending the oppressed.
#abstractart #painting #contemporaryart
There is no good argument against defending the oppressed.
#abstractart #painting #contemporaryart
"Shifting Concrete" 75 x 100 xm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020
Foundations are designed to be immovable, but progress always moves against old ways of thinking and living.
#painting #abstractart #contemporaryart #progress
Foundations are designed to be immovable, but progress always moves against old ways of thinking and living.
#painting #abstractart #contemporaryart #progress
May 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"Shifting Concrete" 75 x 100 xm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020
Foundations are designed to be immovable, but progress always moves against old ways of thinking and living.
#painting #abstractart #contemporaryart #progress
Foundations are designed to be immovable, but progress always moves against old ways of thinking and living.
#painting #abstractart #contemporaryart #progress
"White Wall" 60 x 70cm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020
The old wall in this painting is being consumed by new life. The ideas and policies that separate people are dissolving.
#abstractart #contemporaryart #painting
The old wall in this painting is being consumed by new life. The ideas and policies that separate people are dissolving.
#abstractart #contemporaryart #painting
May 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"White Wall" 60 x 70cm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020
The old wall in this painting is being consumed by new life. The ideas and policies that separate people are dissolving.
#abstractart #contemporaryart #painting
The old wall in this painting is being consumed by new life. The ideas and policies that separate people are dissolving.
#abstractart #contemporaryart #painting
"Thawing" acrylic on Dibond, 60 x 70 cm, 2020
It's easy to grow cold to what is happening around us, but cultivating empathy keeps us alive.
#painting #empathy #contemporaryart #actractart
It's easy to grow cold to what is happening around us, but cultivating empathy keeps us alive.
#painting #empathy #contemporaryart #actractart
April 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"Thawing" acrylic on Dibond, 60 x 70 cm, 2020
It's easy to grow cold to what is happening around us, but cultivating empathy keeps us alive.
#painting #empathy #contemporaryart #actractart
It's easy to grow cold to what is happening around us, but cultivating empathy keeps us alive.
#painting #empathy #contemporaryart #actractart
"The Coming Quiet" 70 x 80 cm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020.
The desire for peace may be the most universal. How strange that it is so hard to achieve. This painting evolved gradually, with elements slowly and thoughtfully added, while resisting the temptation to push the volume up.
#painting #abstract
The desire for peace may be the most universal. How strange that it is so hard to achieve. This painting evolved gradually, with elements slowly and thoughtfully added, while resisting the temptation to push the volume up.
#painting #abstract
April 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
"Cut Through the Silence" acrylic on Dibond, 70 x 80, 2020
We each have a voice, and separately we can't do much with it, but the more we join the chorus of people crying out for a better world the sooner we will see it, though the process can be chaotic and messy.
#painting #artwork #abstract
We each have a voice, and separately we can't do much with it, but the more we join the chorus of people crying out for a better world the sooner we will see it, though the process can be chaotic and messy.
#painting #artwork #abstract
April 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"Until You Collapse" acrylic on Dibond, 60 x 70 cm, 2020
To be broken and poured out for others. Growing up, I was taught that this matters more than anything else. I've gathered some nuance, of course, but I still love the idea.
#painting #abstractart #contemporaryart #altruism
To be broken and poured out for others. Growing up, I was taught that this matters more than anything else. I've gathered some nuance, of course, but I still love the idea.
#painting #abstractart #contemporaryart #altruism
April 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
"Until You Collapse" acrylic on Dibond, 60 x 70 cm, 2020
To be broken and poured out for others. Growing up, I was taught that this matters more than anything else. I've gathered some nuance, of course, but I still love the idea.
#painting #abstractart #contemporaryart #altruism
To be broken and poured out for others. Growing up, I was taught that this matters more than anything else. I've gathered some nuance, of course, but I still love the idea.
#painting #abstractart #contemporaryart #altruism
"Safe Light" acrylic on Dibond, 70 x 70 cm, 2020
Inspired by a darkroom scene from a film I can't remember. Something about the color interactions between the red highlights and deep blue shadows intrigued me, but of course the painting had a mind to become its own thing.
#painting #contemporaryart
Inspired by a darkroom scene from a film I can't remember. Something about the color interactions between the red highlights and deep blue shadows intrigued me, but of course the painting had a mind to become its own thing.
#painting #contemporaryart
April 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"Safe Light" acrylic on Dibond, 70 x 70 cm, 2020
Inspired by a darkroom scene from a film I can't remember. Something about the color interactions between the red highlights and deep blue shadows intrigued me, but of course the painting had a mind to become its own thing.
#painting #contemporaryart
Inspired by a darkroom scene from a film I can't remember. Something about the color interactions between the red highlights and deep blue shadows intrigued me, but of course the painting had a mind to become its own thing.
#painting #contemporaryart
"Counterpoison" acrylic on Dibond, 70 x 70 cm, 2020
Positive change comes from the margins.
#artwork #acrylicpainting #abstract #abstractart #contemporaryart
Positive change comes from the margins.
#artwork #acrylicpainting #abstract #abstractart #contemporaryart
April 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"Counterpoison" acrylic on Dibond, 70 x 70 cm, 2020
Positive change comes from the margins.
#artwork #acrylicpainting #abstract #abstractart #contemporaryart
Positive change comes from the margins.
#artwork #acrylicpainting #abstract #abstractart #contemporaryart
"Birds Still Sing" 40 x 50 cm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020
The world is always falling apart, and there is always something to be grateful for.
#contemporaryart #painting #gratitude #hope
The world is always falling apart, and there is always something to be grateful for.
#contemporaryart #painting #gratitude #hope
April 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
"Birds Still Sing" 40 x 50 cm, acrylic on Dibond, 2020
The world is always falling apart, and there is always something to be grateful for.
#contemporaryart #painting #gratitude #hope
The world is always falling apart, and there is always something to be grateful for.
#contemporaryart #painting #gratitude #hope
"We Can't Erase This" acrylic on Dibond, 50 x 40cm, 2020
There will always be things in life that are well beyond our control. The desire to simply delete our troubles remains, but we have something to gain by accepting reality and experiencing it.
#abstractart #painting #contemporaryart
There will always be things in life that are well beyond our control. The desire to simply delete our troubles remains, but we have something to gain by accepting reality and experiencing it.
#abstractart #painting #contemporaryart
April 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"We Can't Erase This" acrylic on Dibond, 50 x 40cm, 2020
There will always be things in life that are well beyond our control. The desire to simply delete our troubles remains, but we have something to gain by accepting reality and experiencing it.
#abstractart #painting #contemporaryart
There will always be things in life that are well beyond our control. The desire to simply delete our troubles remains, but we have something to gain by accepting reality and experiencing it.
#abstractart #painting #contemporaryart
"Waterpark" acrylic on Dibond, 50 x 70 cm, 2020
This painting is about fleeting moments that are not appreciated until later.
#acrylicpainting #abstractart #abstraktekunst #contemporaryart #water
This painting is about fleeting moments that are not appreciated until later.
#acrylicpainting #abstractart #abstraktekunst #contemporaryart #water
April 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"Waterpark" acrylic on Dibond, 50 x 70 cm, 2020
This painting is about fleeting moments that are not appreciated until later.
#acrylicpainting #abstractart #abstraktekunst #contemporaryart #water
This painting is about fleeting moments that are not appreciated until later.
#acrylicpainting #abstractart #abstraktekunst #contemporaryart #water
"Portal" acrylic on Dibond, 50 x 70 cm, 2020
The ambition, imagination, and wonder behind science fiction writing are fascinating, and nothing is more haunting than the cold, unending depths of outer space.
#painting #abstractart #contemporaryart #scifi #outerspace
The ambition, imagination, and wonder behind science fiction writing are fascinating, and nothing is more haunting than the cold, unending depths of outer space.
#painting #abstractart #contemporaryart #scifi #outerspace
April 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
"Portal" acrylic on Dibond, 50 x 70 cm, 2020
The ambition, imagination, and wonder behind science fiction writing are fascinating, and nothing is more haunting than the cold, unending depths of outer space.
#painting #abstractart #contemporaryart #scifi #outerspace
The ambition, imagination, and wonder behind science fiction writing are fascinating, and nothing is more haunting than the cold, unending depths of outer space.
#painting #abstractart #contemporaryart #scifi #outerspace
"Delta Wave" acrylic on MDF, 50 x 50 cm, 2020
The strange logic of this painting is reminiscent of dream states, which are often beautifully nonsensical.
#abstractart #contemporaryart #abstractpainting #painting
The strange logic of this painting is reminiscent of dream states, which are often beautifully nonsensical.
#abstractart #contemporaryart #abstractpainting #painting
April 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"Delta Wave" acrylic on MDF, 50 x 50 cm, 2020
The strange logic of this painting is reminiscent of dream states, which are often beautifully nonsensical.
#abstractart #contemporaryart #abstractpainting #painting
The strange logic of this painting is reminiscent of dream states, which are often beautifully nonsensical.
#abstractart #contemporaryart #abstractpainting #painting
"Echo" acrylic on Dibond, 50 x 70 cm, 2020
Sometimes failures provide something unique to build on. Parts within the composition mimic each other to create both balance and tension. The idea of copying and pasting is applied with physical materials. #artwork #abstractpainting #contemporaryart
Sometimes failures provide something unique to build on. Parts within the composition mimic each other to create both balance and tension. The idea of copying and pasting is applied with physical materials. #artwork #abstractpainting #contemporaryart
April 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
"Echo" acrylic on Dibond, 50 x 70 cm, 2020
Sometimes failures provide something unique to build on. Parts within the composition mimic each other to create both balance and tension. The idea of copying and pasting is applied with physical materials. #artwork #abstractpainting #contemporaryart
Sometimes failures provide something unique to build on. Parts within the composition mimic each other to create both balance and tension. The idea of copying and pasting is applied with physical materials. #artwork #abstractpainting #contemporaryart
"Floruit" acrylic on MDF, 50 x 50 cm, 2020
Life flourishes in unexpected places. We resist change to stay in a comfort zone, but by doing so we miss possibilities for growth, to become stronger, and hopefully, kinder people.
#abstractart #contemporaryart #painting #interiordesign #artwork #acrylic
Life flourishes in unexpected places. We resist change to stay in a comfort zone, but by doing so we miss possibilities for growth, to become stronger, and hopefully, kinder people.
#abstractart #contemporaryart #painting #interiordesign #artwork #acrylic
April 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
"Floruit" acrylic on MDF, 50 x 50 cm, 2020
Life flourishes in unexpected places. We resist change to stay in a comfort zone, but by doing so we miss possibilities for growth, to become stronger, and hopefully, kinder people.
#abstractart #contemporaryart #painting #interiordesign #artwork #acrylic
Life flourishes in unexpected places. We resist change to stay in a comfort zone, but by doing so we miss possibilities for growth, to become stronger, and hopefully, kinder people.
#abstractart #contemporaryart #painting #interiordesign #artwork #acrylic
"Slow Detonation" acrylic on MDF, 60 x 50 cm, 2020
Sometimes events have a way of slowing down time, even in the hyper-paced world we live in. The rectangular blue container provides an escape hatch, a different space entirely.
#abstractpainting #artwork #wallart
Sometimes events have a way of slowing down time, even in the hyper-paced world we live in. The rectangular blue container provides an escape hatch, a different space entirely.
#abstractpainting #artwork #wallart
April 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"Slow Detonation" acrylic on MDF, 60 x 50 cm, 2020
Sometimes events have a way of slowing down time, even in the hyper-paced world we live in. The rectangular blue container provides an escape hatch, a different space entirely.
#abstractpainting #artwork #wallart
Sometimes events have a way of slowing down time, even in the hyper-paced world we live in. The rectangular blue container provides an escape hatch, a different space entirely.
#abstractpainting #artwork #wallart