Latitude: Ink
Year of Creation: 2025
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 48 x 36 inches
Sale Price: $5,600 USD
Edition Type: Unique, 1 of 1
Current Location: Bushwick Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Latitude: Ink centers on the authority of black as both substance and atmosphere. A saturated matte field dominates the canvas, layered through Gina Keatley’s signature rain technique and controlled scraping. The surface absorbs light while subtle tonal shifts emerge through sustained looking.
Scraped passages expose muted bronze undertones along the upper and lower edges, revealing earlier structural decisions embedded within the composition. These interruptions do not disrupt the black; they deepen it. The limited palette heightens contrast between density and exposure, reinforcing Keatley’s disciplined contemporary abstract painting style.
Ink speaks to expansion through restraint. The black field becomes dimensional rather than flat, interior rather than void. Texture replaces gesture. Depth replaces spectacle.
Within the Latitude series, Ink represents grounded presence—the moment when growth is not visible in scale, but in concentration.


