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What is the Churn of the Unmade

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Metamodernist art by JJFBbennett 

What is the Churn of the Unmade? 

Metamodernist art by JJFBbennett


It isn’t just paint; it’s the heavy, exhausting gravity of pure affectation. I applied these deep purples and stark whites with a thick palette knife, wanting you to feel the weight of the medium itself—the messy, chaotic over-saturation of our digital lives, the constant noise. It’s dense, tactile, and completely overwhelming.

But 

The chaos is interrupted by a line of perfect, unyielding geometry. A clear glass ring slicing straight through the noise.

This physical ring stands as the initial boundary of awareness. On one side, the suffocating density of raw human expression and digital noise; on the other, a clean, projected window into an idealised, quiet simplicity. 

Where does the noise end, and where does our awareness truly begin?

The glass ring doesn't just divide the canvas; it bridges two entirely different eras of the soul. 

Look to the left. You see that heavy, anxious abstract expressionism—thick, turbulent strokes of purple and white paint colliding in a chaotic swirl. It’s the noise of modern anxiety, the visceral weight of our internal cognitive struggles.

But follow the curve of the glass to the right, and the world opens up into an almost naive, idyllic landscape. Soft green hills, a quiet, winding river, and a pastoral peace that feels like a memory of a place we’ve never actually been. It’s intentionally a bit ironic, a bit nostalgic—a digital dream of simplicity.

This ring is the disparity portal itself. It is a lens balancing on the fine line of metamodernism, suspended between cynical detachment and sincere hope.

And if you look closely right there on the upper-left curve of the glass, I left a single, dark ink smudge. A deliberate flaw. It’s a reminder that even when we try to construct a perfect lens to view the world—or use flawless digital tools to map our consciousness—our own messy humanity always leaves a fingerprint on the frame.

This isn't a gentle transition

We are standing precisely at the convergence of two irreconcilable truths. On the left, look at that thick, violent churning of deep purple impasto paint. It is heavy, chaotic, and entirely insular—a tactile representation of our existential noise, a modern anxiety built layer upon layer with a heavy palette knife. Then look to the right. The world abruptly fractures into a grand, romantic landscape of rolling green valleys beneath a soaring sunset. It’s a beautifully naive, sincere longing for a peaceful reality that feels almost mythological.

But the metamodern spirit doesn't allow us the luxury of choosing one over the other.

This isn't just illumination; it’s an intervention. It’s the realisation that the cynical chaos we inherit and the sincere beauty we yearn for are ultimately warmed by the exact same fire. The light doesn't resolve the disparity—it shatters the illusion that they were ever truly separate.







John Bennett - AKA JJFBbennett, is an independent artist. You can view and subscribe to my work via Blogger, YouTube, Flicker, Facebook, Instagram and Deviant Art. 

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