PAIN

Original large-format graphite drawing on canvas – a raw, storm-like composition where furious gestural strokes build layer upon layer of darkness, revealing a barely perceptible face and fragmented letterforms dissolving into chaos. The word PAIN itself becomes buried beneath its own weight, swallowed by the very anguish it names – a meditation on suffering that transcends language. Each graphite stroke carries physical force – cross-hatched, slashed, and smeared with an urgency that channels the tradition of Cy Twombly's gestural abstraction through a darker, more visceral lens. PAIN is one of the most emotionally direct works in the TSUMETAI series. Includes signed Certificate of Authenticity (CoA), artist signature on back, and fixative with matte varnish finish for archival permanence.