The composition seems carried away by a powerful diagonal that crosses the surface from side to side, like a current that deflects everything in its path. John Beckley builds this movement with a dense base of deep blues and blacks, struck by warmer orange bursts. At the heart of this flow, very assertive white strokes, sometimes straight, sometimes more fluid, draw a graphic path that structures the scene and gives it a musical rhythm. The light splashes reinforce this impression of suspended energy, while the large white area at the top lightens the whole and lets the eye breathe. The work then seems to oscillate between whirlpool and calm, carried by this contrast between the colorful mass and the clear space.
