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Rachelle Kearns

Original painting from the light series, 'Light as Language'

Original painting from the light series, 'Light as Language'

Light as Language
2025
48h x 36w inches
acrylic paint on canvas
$5200 US

Light as Language reimagines the chandelier as more than an object of ornament—it becomes a vessel of communication. Bathed in dramatic tones of red, purple, and blue, the painting transforms a lit room into a stage where illumination itself speaks. The chandelier’s radiance is rendered in layered circles of color, each one a phrase, a gesture, a fragment of visual poetry. Rather than depicting narrative directly, the work allows light to carry meaning, echoing the adage that a painting can hold more than words ever could. The intensity of red suggests passion and urgency, while the deep blues and purples lend gravity, mystery, and resonance. Together, they form a visual vocabulary—an atmosphere where emotion is articulated through hue and brilliance. The painting invites viewers to “read” light as if it were text, unfolding a dialogue that shifts with each encounter. In doing so, ‘Light as Language’ becomes both an image and an utterance: a reminder that art can speak fluently in the wordless language of color.

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