Sinking with Emotion: Underwater Depictions of Dissolved Sadness cymatic Okyo King Taxi

Okyo King Taxi

annotated & numbered (recto)

each image records an actual event: light interacting with vibrating liquid surfaces

0108’  dated 2017

This lineage introduces a temporal dialogue between human intervention and the natural world

Sinking with Emotion: Underwater Depictions of Dissolved Sadness cymatic Okyo King TaxiThe Figurative works form a pivotal body within the artist's practice, bringing the human figure into dialogue with water, architecture, and endurance. Created entirely underwater, these images extend the language of figurative painting into a submerged space where gravity, time, and control are fundamentally altered. This series was developed within a purpose built underground studio environment, where large scale spaces were transformed into flooded