I wrote and deleted sentences,
I painted flowers and covered them up,
I opened my eyes and then closed them,
I put blue on my palette but used red instead...
It is a painting that encapsulates and conceals all my uncertainties, my fragilities.
It is a face that, in the end, in a very instinctive and urgent way, I sealed inside a sign that I call a "golden armor."
Perhaps my intention was to protect, to preserve something precious and fragile.
And once he was safe, with my hands still dirty and my heart racing, I walked away, took in his features with my eyes, closed my eyes, and felt safe.
This is my wish for each and every one of you.
May you look within yourselves, preserve and protect who you are, your values, what you believe in. May you find a safe place within yourselves, recognize yourselves, learning to love your fragility, your weaknesses. Always remembering that you are unique and wonderfully special.
“Close your eyes and look”
Mixed media on canvas
100x150cm
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