ARTISTIC PHILOSOPHY
Eigengrau, the beginning of awareness.
Where vision begins to dissolve, perception begins to appear. In the quiet before light, the mind creates its own image, a muted gray that belongs to no pigment, no form, no world outside. This is the space where IQUI lives.
Each painting is not a depiction but a trace of perception itself. There is no title, no date, no name to anchor it in time. Only a number. A code that measures distance, not in space, but in awareness. The distance between what is seen and what is felt.
In this abstraction, meaning becomes fluid. It shifts, as light does, refusing to settle. What remains is presence. The act of seeing, without the need to define. Even in absolute darkness, we still see something.
Medium & Technique
Oil pastel is where perception becomes touch.
It carries proximity. The spontaneity of a gesture that happens before thought. The immediacy of working close to the surface, of feeling the resistance of the canvas, of color blending through the pressure of the hand. The pigment moves between fingers and fabric, shifting through warmth and contact, leaving traces of movement and time.
Sometimes oil, charcoal, or gesso join the process, adding weight or pause, grounding what the pastel sets in motion. The essence remains in direct contact, in the trace left by the hand, in the moment when seeing becomes physical. When the act of painting becomes the act of perceiving.
Authenticity & Technology
In a world of constant replication, permanence becomes rare.
Each original work carries an embedded NFC chip, a quiet assurance of authenticity and a trace that endures. It creates a secure digital certificate that records provenance, ownership and authenticity, allowing the complete journey of the piece to be traced with ease. This blockchain-backed system exists not as a statement of technology but as a gesture of care, a way to protect what is singular.
Designed to last for decades, it preserves the connection between artist and collector. A discreet presence that offers continuity and trust.
The Complete Vision
IQUI exists in the space between what was, what is, and what will remain.
Rooted in Eigengrau, the origin of perception. Through matter, perception becomes visible, translated by touch into form and color. Through technology, it endures, carrying its presence beyond the surface and into time. Where past, present and future coexist. A continuous act of seeing, becoming and preserving.