Title: The Cocoon

Year: 2012

Medium: Oil on the canvas, imitasyon gold, silver and copper leaf.

Dimensions: 125×85 cm

Series: Forbidden Zone IV: Dark Fantasy

Status: Available

Description:

‍ A woman and a man try to hold up the dome, which contains symbols of ancient religions.
Nature supports life at the center and mediates between good and evil.
People perform religious rituals as they know them, next to the sacred water.
One eye, adorned with flowers, is carried on a person's shoulder.
The other eye is closed; evils are incubating in the cocoon, and the person caught in between tries to jump down to escape the evils.
And blood drips. One person sits and thinks. Two people sit shoulder to shoulder. Another person shouts; people try to escape to get rid of the evils.
They are tossed about without knowing where they are going,
Will they be able to escape the evils?
Will they be imprisoned in the cocoon? Will they be able to escape?

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Material & Process:

The painting was created on a surface prepared with imitation gold, silver and copper leaf, layered powders and marbled textures, then completed with oil paint.

Unframed