Confinement & Expression: The Philosophy of Geometry of Restraints
Explore the conceptual tension between total gestural freedom and absolute spatial containment that dictates Rida's artistic practice.
Unconventional Grace
"Drawing boundaries is not an act of limitation, but a declaration of control over chaos."
Rida's work functions as a psychological map, translating subconscious friction into physical strokes. Her art balances the raw energy of Neo-Expressionism with the calculated composition of architectural draftsmanship.
By locking gestural abstract paint strokes inside rigid, hard-edged geometric border frames, Rida establishes a metaphorical container for psychological states. The geometric frames are not added after the painting is complete; they are drawn first, defining the playground where expressionist lines collide, scrape, and overlap.
Deconstructed Figuration
Human silhouettes appear repeatedly in Rida's works, drawn in rapid continuous outlines. They overlap, look away, or face each other across textured abstract backgrounds. They are not portraits of physical individuals, but archetypes of social connection and internal dialogue.
These silhouettes undergo a process of deconstruction: they are split, scraped with palette knives, or half-hidden beneath opaque paint washes. This represents the fragments of memory and identity—shapes that dissolve under pressure, leaving behind only the abstract trace of their movement.
