Alpha 25

Alpha 25 is a mixed-media abstract on a 32 x 32 cm canvas, inspired by the colours and philosophy of wabi-sabi. Warm ochre and gold tones meet raw cardboard collage, with a deep black form anchoring the composition. Pale vertical and horizontal strokes break through like quiet markers.
Wabi-sabi finds beauty in imperfection, impermanence and the humble. Here that shows up in the scratched, weathered cardboard, the flecks of gold and the uneven, hand-worked surface. Nothing is polished and nothing is hidden. Each mark is left as it fell.
A small, contemplative piece that rewards slow looking. It would sit well on its own or alongside other works in the Alpha Series.
Mixed media on canvas, 32 x 32 cm. Original, one of a kind

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I'm a Brisbane-based painter working in oil, acrylic, and mixed media. I trained and worked as an engineer before turning to painting full-time in 2012, and in 2024 my practice shifted from representation to abstraction — treating paint as its own subject, where surface and gesture carry what image once conveyed.
My recent work builds in layers — acrylic, charcoal, ink, and oil pastel — on cradled wooden panels and stretched canvas. I work with a restrained palette, and I like a piece to hold the evidence of how it was made: scraped, reworked surfaces that reward slow looking rather than a single glance.
My work has been exhibited across Australia since 2012, has received several awards, and is held in private collections across Australia, the US, and Europe. You can follow the work in progress on Instagram at @sof.georgiou.art.