Spaceship preliminary 

This is John Conrad Berkey's "Spaceship Preliminary". The painting is a cascade of geometric forms rendered in a high-key palette against the deep blue of space, evoking a sense of wonder and the unknown. Berkey plays with our perception of space, flattening the image while still suggesting depth through the layering of forms. We are invited to decode the structure of the spaceship, the way each plane intersects and overlaps, creating a dynamic tension between the two-dimensional surface and the illusion of three-dimensional space. The interplay of light and color further complicates our reading of the image; warm tones emerge, suggesting the internal energies that propel this vessel, set against the cool, infinite void of space. Berkey does not offer a singular viewpoint, but rather constructs a visual puzzle that invites us to contemplate the possibilities of space, technology, and our place within the cosmos.