I explore the intersection of classical portraiture and digital materiality, reimagining the sacred tradition of gold-leafed religious icons through the lens of contemporary technology.

Using traditional oil painting techniques with digital tools—pen, large format tablet, and custom brushes—I approach the digital canvas as a single-layer medium. This time-consuming process deliberately counters today's AI-driven mass production, treating time itself as an offering that breathes soul into the artwork.

The pixelated, generative backgrounds serve as a modern interpretation of the divine light once represented by gold leaf in medieval and Renaissance sacred art. Each pixel becomes a quantum of digital luminescence, creating an ever-shifting tapestry that speaks to both the infinite and ephemeral nature of modern existence.

These portraits challenge our understanding of spirituality in the digital age, where code becomes the new gilding technique and computational randomness creates patterns stretching toward infinity. The glitch aesthetic, inspired by television interference patterns, suggests a form of digital transcendence where imperfection and corruption become pathways to the sublime.