Abstract artwork showing a glowing turquoise vein emerging from a dark, mineral background – artwork from the Lithomorphe series by Denis Leclerc.

Abyss Vein

Posted on 24 August 2025 | by Denis

A Vein Surfaces in the Abyss

Abyss Vein is a suspended fracture — a moment where pressure and light converge in silence. Emerging from the Telluric Form series, the piece reflects on rupture, containment, and the internal movement of matter just before release. The central form evokes a glowing fissure, not erupting, but forming slowly under invisible weight.

The composition plays with opposing forces: darkness and light, structure and erosion, density and drift. Visual tension builds through layered textures, subtle distortions, and the suggestion of geological depth. Nothing explodes — instead, everything holds. The surface becomes a site of pressure, silence, and presence.

Abyss Vein is available both as a limited-edition archival print and as a contemplative screen-based work. While the print captures the tactile weight of the image, the moving version animates the fracture itself — revealing slow pulses of light, minute shifts in atmosphere, and the emergence of form from within.

The animation unfolds like a tremor just below perception. It is not narrative but spatial — a subtle choreography of textures and light, meant to be inhabited rather than watched. Its ambient soundtrack draws from ASMR aesthetics, amplifying the immersive and tactile quality of the piece. This screen-based version invites quiet attention, functioning as a digital relic in motion. Watch the animation on Instagram.

Whether viewed as a physical print or a silent digital presence, Abyss Vein reveals a space of tension held open. It invites us not to witness a rupture, but to enter the moment just before it becomes one.

Not a fracture. A pulse. An opening. A passage.
— Ego Klar

Core Memory

Posted on 5 July 2025 | by Denis

Between Compression and Silence

Core Memory is part of the Core Archive Series, a digital collection that explores compression, memory, and suspended presence. Designed for screen-based viewing, this piece hovers between material and residue, between memory and absence.

This work suggests the weight of what is no longer present but still exerts pressure. The image appears quiet and inert at first glance, yet tension quietly builds under its stillness. Core Memory is not about what is recalled, but about what stays hidden, compressed beneath the surface.

A presence, compressed.

For further context on abstraction in contemporary art, see Tate’s overview of abstract art.

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Compression Field

Posted on 25 June 2025 | by Denis

Where Pressure Becomes Form

The Art of Subtle Emergence

Compression Field is part of Liminal Drift, a digital art series designed for the screen. These works explore the threshold between motion and stillness, between signal and silence. In this piece, a fractured presence slowly emerges through a dense, vibrating field—a flicker, then a fissure. What appears minimal at first begins to register as tension, pressure, and form. This visual metaphor resonates with the concept of a field in physics under stress.

The Fracture as Form

There is no visible event. No explosion. Instead, the surface holds. And then, something yields. The central fissure in Compression Field does not break the composition apart; it shapes it. The fracture becomes form, not an interruption, but a transition. This emergence echoes the idea of containment giving way to presence, as though the artwork itself is exhaling after holding its breath.

Visual Texture and Motion in Compression Field

The work is presented in grayscale, rich in grain and subtle light shifts. Its softness contrasts with the vertical crack that anchors the composition. That crack may suggest erosion, vibration, compression, or resonance—but it remains open to interpretation. The work is not declarative; it invites stillness, and perhaps a perceptual pause.

Compression Field as a Screen-Based Animation

As part of the Liminal Drift project, Compression Field was also rendered as a silent animation, shared as a contemplative Instagram Reel. The piece culminates in a quote by David Bohm: “Everything is enfolded in everything,” referring to his interpretation of quantum mechanics and the implicate order. Learn more about David Bohm’s perspective on quantum theory.

Available Formats – Dimension Collection

Each piece in the Liminal Drift series is available as a collectible pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, using Giclée technology. Prints include a 1-inch white border for framing. Learn more on the Unique Editions page.

Miniature Marvel – 12 in wide, variable height – 504 $
Grand Gesture – 24 in wide, variable height – 1024 $
Monumental Piece – 36 in wide, variable height – 1924 $

Digital Fragments 419

Posted on 6 June 2025 | by Denis

Ethereal Solid Series

Digital Fragments 419 is part of the Ethereal Solid digital art series by Denis Leclerc. Like all works in this collection, it explores abstraction as a space of tension and openness. Here, the image revolves around a striking visual axis: a sinuous, almost spinal column that anchors the entire composition.

At first glance, Digital Fragments 419 appears airy and open. Large areas of muted space surround a dense concentration of form in the upper right corner. There, ribbon-like shapes intertwine and fold inward. Yet, this column does not dominate—it breathes, allowing the surrounding emptiness to resonate.

Curious about the creative process?

If so, visit the Œuvre en chantier page to discover how Digital Fragments 419 took shape — from early gestures to its final form. (The content is in French, the artist’s native language.)

Digital Fragments 419 and the Dynamic Column

One of the defining features of this Ethereal Solid digital artwork is the presence of a sinuous vertical line—a dynamic column of intertwined forms. This axis emerged naturally during the creative process, gradually guiding the composition.

Rather than imposing symmetry or balance, the column creates a dialogue between density and space. As a result, it draws the viewer’s gaze upward and inward. In doing so, it invites a deeper exploration of rhythm and movement within the image. Moreover, the surrounding void plays an essential role—offering room for the eye to wander, rest, and return.

Gesture, Tension, and Technique

Like all works in the Ethereal Solid series, Digital Fragments 419 was built using high-resolution digital tools. The artist layered each form on iPad, allowing the gestures to evolve over time. Consequently, the result balances controlled tension with open, breathing space—gesture and stillness, structure and release.

Every texture and line serves a purpose. In fact, the piece offers a meditation on how form can emerge from fluid motion, and how abstraction can suggest presence without imposing narrative.

Digital Fragments 419 — Limited Edition Formats

This artwork is available in three limited editions. It is part of the Unique Editions collection. Each print uses high-resolution Giclée technology on museum-grade Hahnemühle paper. Furthermore, the prints are created at Toronto Image Works, ensuring the highest standards of quality and detail. Every edition includes a 1” white border and is signed by hand.

Miniature Marvel – 12 × 15.0 in – 504 $
Grand Gesture – 24 × 30.01 in – 1024 $
Monumental Piece – 36 × 45.01 in – 1924 $

In the end, each work in the Ethereal Solid series stands on its own. While they share a visual language, each one tells a different story. Ultimately, Digital Fragments 419 offers a quiet meditation on structure—how a single line can hold space and invite contemplation.