CAT-1: Materiality & Tactile Surface
Temporal Horizon: 1945–Present
Focuses on raw pigment density, organic mineral dust, slashed and built-up canvas, and heavy physical depth. Rejects passive illusionism in favor of concrete material presence.
CAT-2: Conceptual Linguistics & Notation
Temporal Horizon: 1960–Present
Documents written codes, serial notation, repetitive temporal records, and linguistic archives. Investigates language and textual units as fundamental art historical structures.
CAT-3: Process & Dragged Abstraction
Temporal Horizon: 1950–Present
Focuses on process-driven mark-making, mechanical squeegee striations, spatial gestures, and the deliberate tension between total control and physical chance.
CAT-4: Global Contemporary Narrative Archives
Temporal Horizon: 1995–Present
Examines participatory story gathering, socio-economic memory, cross-cultural gesture, and multi-institutional linguistic archives translated onto monumental tactile canvas surfaces.