Echo on the Moon | 30 x 40 in. | Acrylic on canvas. | Original Panting By Alexander Franco.

Curatorial Review:
With bold minimalism, this piece distills space exploration into a moment of haunting simplicity: an astronaut suspended beside a flag on a stark orange field. The use of negative space evokes the vast emptiness of the cosmos, while the intense monochrome background challenges traditional depictions of the Moon. This work is both an homage to human achievement and a meditation on isolation, presence, and the marks we leave behind.

Artist Statement:
This painting was a study in silence. I wanted to reduce the moment to its essence: a figure, a flag, a foreign surface. The orange was a bold choice—alien, urgent, and deeply human at the same time. It represents the paradox of exploration: how far we go to find ourselves. What’s left behind is not just a flag—it’s a question. A footprint. A ghost.