Ovidiu Kloska, Cathedral of the Silent Pulse, 1977, Mixed Media on Canvas

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“Cathedral of the Silent Pulse”
mixed media on canvas/ 125 x 105 cm / framed with a silver box frame … Read more “Cathedral of the Silent Pulse”
mixed media on canvas/ 125 x 105 cm / framed with a silver box frame / varnished / signed September 2025 / available 0040720190320
In “Cathedral of the Silent Pulse”, Ovidiu Kloska brings forth a visual intensity that transcends the limits of figuration, descending into the liminal space where matter, light, and memory are rewritten into a fluid architecture of perception. The large-scale work (120 x 100 cm), part of the cycle “Beyond the Inside”, continues the exploration of a dimension where inside and outside cease to be boundaries, becoming gates of a single cosmic breath.
The painting breathes like a living organism. Multiple layers of transparency and density gather into a texture reminiscent of a misted stained-glass window, as if the viewer were stepping into a cathedral built not of stone and glass but of chromatic vibrations and metaphysical resonances. Diffused whites, pearly greys, and violet accents converge in a flow of energies, creating the impression of a hidden presence — a sacred core that beats beneath the surface, at once fragile and monumental.
The work does not describe a concrete space, but rather a process: the transfiguration of matter into symbol, a search for absolute silence through the visual tumult of textures. Chaos becomes ordered in the moment of contemplation, and the gaze discovers, at the center of the vortex, an inner rhythm, like a cosmic pulse reverberating beyond the limits of the canvas.
Cathedral of the Silent Pulse is not merely an image, but an immersive experience. It invites the viewer to be absorbed into the fluctuating hues and the hidden dynamics of forms, to access that subtle territory where reality becomes metaphor and presence turns into echo. Within this visual space, the viewer is guided toward zones of introspection where thought and emotion merge, and silence itself becomes a form of knowledge.
More than a painting, the work is a meditation on the invisible force that animates matter. Within its vibration lies a call toward the “beyond the inside,” where fragility and strength coexist, where the ephemeral rises to the rank of eternity. This is a cathedral built not from stones and walls, but from the living pulse of light and time.
Thus, Cathedral of the Silent Pulse becomes a gateway to transcendence, a place of encounter between the visible and the invisible, between the concrete and the metaphysical. It demands not only to be seen, but also to be listened to, for within it beats the rhythm of a silence that reminds us of our own interiority. In this subtle dance between the ephemeral and the absolute, Kloska’s painting reveals its true power: the transformation of contemplation into an act of knowledge. See less