Thusness is a compact yet commanding stainless steel sculpture by Brad Howe, completed in 2018 and measuring approximately 45.7 by 55.9 by 40.6 centimeters. The work demonstrates Howe's sustained commitment to coaxing dynamism from rigid industrial material, with interlocking geometric planes that seem to shift and breathe depending on the viewer's position. Light moves across the polished and worked surfaces in ways that resist fixity, ensuring the piece reads differently at every hour of the day and under every lighting condition. The title, borrowed from a Buddhist philosophical concept denoting the pure, unmediated nature of things as they are, lends the sculpture an unexpected contemplative register that enriches its otherwise cool, precision-engineered presence. Howe, who trained as an engineer before committing fully to studio practice, brings a rigorous understanding of structural logic to work that never feels merely technical. In Thusness, that balance is especially well realized, with formal complexity held in check by a sense of overall coherence and calm. The sculpture's relatively intimate scale makes it well suited to a private collection context, where it can be encountered closely and at length. It carries Howe's signature, a detail that underscores the personal investment he brings to fabrication processes often associated with industrial anonymity. Available through DEAN PROJECT, this is a substantive example of a mid-career artist working with full command of his chosen language.