Sky Gods Over Babylon by Brian Fisher

# Sky Gods Over Babylon

In this mixed-media composition, Fisher layers paper, gold leaf, and pigment to construct a densely layered surface. The application of gold creates irregular intervals of reflectivity across the work, fragmenting visual coherence and introducing moments of material interruption. Gestural marks and atmospheric washes suggest atmospheric depths, while the gold leaf operates simultaneously as both decorative element and disruptive agent, resisting unified pictorial space. The title invokes ancient Mesopotamia alongside celestial imagery, yet Fisher's formal approach privileges material investigation over narrative legibility. The work maintains an uneasy balance between abstraction and suggestion, where accumulated surfaces and metallic interventions generate visual complexity rather than illusionistic depth.