Peeling Fresco

Deeply inspired by the peeling frescoes encountered on her travels through Italy, Lee-Johnson finds a distinct beauty in the physical records of time. Drawing from her Fractals & Ruins series, this work captures centuries of history through the quiet interaction of weather, ancient wall materials, and vibrant pigments. As the painted layers flake away in jagged, white geometric shapes, the canvas reveals new, complex forms that honor the architecture's original intent. The hidden, chaotic processes of aging are framed not as a structural loss, but as a secondary beauty. Through this wear and tear, the artist exposes a quiet grandeur, illustrating how two thousand years of passing generations silently accumulate on a single, weathering wall.