Description
When life gives you mandarines" (2025) acrylic on paper
The painting features two halves of one face—the Wisdom of the Past and the Energy of the Future—yet they are united by a single moment in the Present. Neither is better nor worse; they are equally beautiful and have the right to exist. I wanted to show that these eras do not conflict but merge inextricably, creating a unified whole. I used my favorite collage technique and flow for the background, but introduced a strict element: mandarins (a symbol of good fortune) painted with a hint of the traditional Chinese Gongbi technique (a symbol of order and precision). This contrast between Order and Chaos is the map of the modern world.Every person is a collage of the past and the future. Do you see more order or flow in yourself?
