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Castor and Pollux began as a study in color, opposition, and balance. Two panels developed independently yet seemed increasingly dependent upon one another—different in temperament, but incomplete apart.
The title came later.
In Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux were inseparable twins divided by an extraordinary circumstance: one mortal, the other immortal. When Castor died, Pollux chose not to accept immortality without him, and the brothers ultimately came to share it—moving between worlds and becoming associated with the constellation Gemini.
That story seemed to belong to the painting. The diptych holds two distinct presences in continual conversation: warm against cool, density against openness, order against disruption. Neither resolves the other. Their energy exists in the space between them.
Castor and Pollux began as a study in color, opposition, and balance. Two panels developed independently yet seemed increasingly dependent upon one another—different in temperament, but incomplete apart.
The title came later.
In Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux were inseparable twins divided by an extraordinary circumstance: one mortal, the other immortal. When Castor died, Pollux chose not to accept immortality without him, and the brothers ultimately came to share it—moving between worlds and becoming associated with the constellation Gemini.
That story seemed to belong to the painting. The diptych holds two distinct presences in continual conversation: warm against cool, density against openness, order against disruption. Neither resolves the other. Their energy exists in the space between them.