artisanto adjectives : expression 1 — hysterical

The artisanto adjectives series begins with hysterical, a painting that explores emotional intensity at its breaking point. This work examines the moment when feelings accelerate beyond containment, where expression becomes distorted, urgent, and unfiltered.

Rather than illustrating a literal scene, hysterical creates an emotional environment. Color, movement, and form work together to mirror the psychological experience of overwhelm — the internal noise, the pressure, the loss of equilibrium.

As the first piece in a seven-part series, hysterical sets the tone for a larger exploration of emotional language. Each painting in artisanto adjectives interprets a single adjective, transforming abstract words into visual and psychological spaces.

The journey begins here: at intensity, at disruption, at the edge of control.