冥海 Indigo, clay, charcoal and terre verte on canvas 100cm x 140cm (39 inches x 55 inches) 冥海 (Meikai) — meaning “dark sea” in Japanese — evokes the quiet vastness of depth, where light is swallowed and time dissolves into suspension. In this work, contemporary artist VITYRA traces the slow respiration of darkness, where movement becomes memory and the unseen begins to take form. Measuring 100 × 140 cm, the piece is composed of indigo, clay, charcoal, and terre verte on canvas. Its surface unfolds in dense, fluid layers — indigo tides deepening into shadow, subtle green undertones flickering beneath the surface, and charcoal veils drifting like sediment in still water. The transitions are imperceptible, the boundaries blurred, as if the image itself were exhaled by the deep. 冥海 speaks to the poetics of immersion — to the moment when perception quiets and the gaze is absorbed by darkness rather than defining it. It is not the sea as we see it, but as it might remember itself: vast, soundless, and endlessly folding inward. As with all works by VITYRA, the piece embraces the philosophy of wabi-sabi — honoring impermanence, obscurity, and the silent dignity of what lies beyond sight. 冥海 is not an image of darkness, but a place where darkness becomes a way of seeing. This original painting by VITYRA is discreetly hand-signed on the reverse side to preserve the purity of the artwork’s surface and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. VITYRA is represented by S-Gallery, a well-known gallery for Viennese boundary-pushing contemporary artists. The artwork will be shipped rolled in a secure, protective tube—an eco-friendly and safe method that reduces shipping costs and risk of damage. The canvas measures 100 x 140 cm, with an extra 5 cm border on each side for easy re-stretching. Frame placement is lightly marked on the back to assist precise mounting.