Brent Hallard

Balloon IV (acrylic on honeycomb aluminium, 120 x 85 cm) presents a sharply defined geometric form that appears to hover between painting and object. The surface is divided into four distinct planes, each rendered in flat, even colour: a vivid cobalt blue front, a muted green base, a warm terracotta side, and a deep grey angled top. Together, these planes create an illusion of volume and depth, suggesting a box-like structure that pushes forward from the wall while resisting fixed spatial orientation.
The clean edges and bold contrasts heighten a sense of clarity, yet the form remains ambiguous—simultaneously solid and weightless, architectural and abstract. Its precise geometry is balanced by the subtle interplay of colour, where warm and cool tones shift the eye across surfaces, softening the rigid structure into something more buoyant.
Mounted on honeycomb aluminium, the work emphasises both material lightness and structural strength, reinforcing its hovering, “balloon-like” presence. This fusion of painting and relief invites the viewer to move around it, to consider how colour and form alter with position. Balloon IV distils complex spatial perception into a simple, striking configuration of planes and hues, at once restrained and expansive.