The Sleep II – Contemporary Figurative Painting

2024
100x80x2 cm
Oil on canvas

The painting delves into the vulnerability of the human being during sleep, a state where conscious control is surrendered, making way for unrestrained creativity. Sleep becomes both fragile and profound — unsafe due to loss of control, yet rich as a gateway to dreams and visions. Here, imagination and the subconscious merge, weaving fantastical stories while the body rests. This duality reflects the paradox of sleep: fragility in the physical realm, yet infinite freedom in the inner world.

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