
Inspired by Klimt. Created for the “two” exhibit in 2011.
It was created in the aftermath of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. I happened to be living in NYC at the time and worked in Times Square. That was a day of trauma for most of us. I sought to portray how one can find healing through reconnecting with their environment… being “humbled” by the natural world around you. The opposite of hubris; particularly the kind that would lead people to hypercapitalism and reactionary acts of terror. The moon, shining in the darkness, represents a hope to which an individual might give their soulful attention in challenging times. The tree in the background represents what’s to come once humility is embraced.
This piece embodies the transcendental journey that humans take when influenced by the act of love. All the expressions that words cannot contain, the sounds that can’t be heard… the visions… this can only be a glimpse; a voyeuristic perspective into the manifestation of natural human pleasure.
One of the first artworks sold, as a set along with “Loving a Storm.”
This was painted after a trip to the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.