Containment
Containment
Original Painting
Containment explores emotional restraint as a deliberate act — the gathering and holding of intensity rather than its release.
The composition is structured around a dense central mass, with floral forms pressed inward and held in tension. Movement is present, but controlled. Colour is expressive, but contained. Deep blues carry weight and depth, while the surrounding field remains unsettled, reinforcing the sense of something purposeful being held at the centre.
The work is intuitive in its making yet resolved in its final form. Layers of paint, pressure, and repetition create a sense of compression and internal energy, allowing emotion to exist without excess or dispersion.
This painting sits within the artist’s broader exploration of embodied emotion and controlled form, where feeling is present without being overstated.
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Original details
- One-of-one original painting
- Acrylic, ink & mica on canvas
- 100 × 150 cm
- Hand-painted and signed by Johan Criss
- Accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity
- Sold unframed
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