TJ Roszko

TJ Roszko’s work explores the internal mechanics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder through abstraction, using painting as a means to confront tension rather than resolve it. His process mirrors the logic of exposure therapy: instead of editing discomfort into order, he remains with what feels wrong or unresolved. By deliberately resisting the instinct for control, he desensitizes the impulse toward perfection and containment. Even his materials—cat litter and baking powder mixed into acrylic—create a visceral, tactile unease that mirrors the psychological terrain he investigates. 

In his paintings, the mind becomes an extension of the body. Layers are laid down, stripped back, resurfaced, and withheld. Colors that should not coexist are pushed into uneasy harmony, revealing that disruption can still yield cohesion. Each canvas becomes a psychological landscape where disorder is not erased but renegotiated, and what might otherwise be hidden is allowed to remain visible. Roszko’s work transforms discomfort into honesty, making vulnerability itself the site of resolution.