LOVE WEAPON — OriginalAnchoring December 3, 202524 × 30 inMixed media on canvasVelocity | Flame Commander
Gallery Note — Flame Commander, Ignited:STORM ASSAULT is a field report delivered in paint. A helmeted visage rises from a furnace-red ground — not a quote, a consequence. Thick impasto builds the armor; gravity drags it down into drips that read like heat trails. Glyphs in blue and gold flicker at the perimeter, as if radio chatter survived the blast.
Placed inside the Love Weapon cycle, the work examines obedience, anonymity, and the cost of marching under anyone’s banner. The surface is scarred, repaired, scarred again — you can feel the revisions like dents hammered out of metal. It’s not nostalgia for conflict; it’s the moment a soldier learns to choose who he protects.
Artist line, recovered from the studio log: “The Obi’s and the Vader’s united at the drum circle …” The painting holds that impossible sentence and makes it plausible — rival frequencies collapsing into one rhythm. That’s the ignition.
Title
STORM ASSAULT
Collection
LOVE WEAPON (Anchoring Dec 3, 2025)
Dimensions
24 × 30 inches
Medium
Mixed media on canvas
Original artwork. One of one. Archival finish; ready for museum-grade framing. Provenance and placement letter provided upon acquisition.
Open Breach Log
Operational Context: Painted during pre-Basel drills, this canvas functioned as a shield at the studio door. Visitors felt its pressure before they spoke. The red field is command; the pale visor is refusal; the rope lash across the brow is vow.
Command Reading: Install where discipline is needed — entry hall, office, or readiness room. The work absorbs noise and returns focus. It’s a clarifier.
Curation: Matte black frame; tight float with ⅜″ reveal. Keep lighting directional to rake across the impasto and throw long shadows off the visor ridge.
