Andrew Shillam - The Tower

The Tower
Acrylic on paper
30cm x 18cm
Ref. 53858

Andrew Shillam's "The Tower" presents an abstract geometric composition that evokes architectural verticality within a turbulent atmospheric context. The work employs angular forms and dynamic spatial relationships to suggest both structural stability and meteorological chaos, creating visual tension between order and elemental force. Shillam's modernist vocabulary transforms the tower into a formal investigation of how human constructs negotiate with natural violence—rain and storm rendered through gestural mark-making and tonal intensity. The geometric framework provides rational counterpoint to the surrounding atmospheric turbulence, suggesting themes of resilience, vulnerability, and the precarious balance between human ambition and natural power. A compelling exploration of iconic architecture and symbolism.