The Story Behind the Image
Healing story emerging as art
Hope precedes the fall
Hope precedes the fall or as the saying goes: “Pride comes before the fall.”
In this reflective portrait, it is hope that precedes the fall.
The hope for a healthy mother-child relationship.
And the self-chosen fall, like tumbling from a willingness to recognize that this contact will never be.
Hope can help you stay upright, but it can also constrict and trap you.
A fall sounds frightening and can at the same time bring about a transformation.
It brings space and individuality and the ability to bear old grief.
This artwork reflects the hope for a healthy parent-child relationship, an enduring yet fragile hope.
But how do you let go of that hope? Reconciling yourself with this lack is a hard way to go.
After all, the pain that awaits is unimaginable.
Sometimes, the anticipation of hope, even though you know it will never be fulfilled, is more bearable than the crash of reality.
This portrait depicts a child yearning for a mother who cannot be engaged in life. It captures the struggle of striving to be the ideal daughter, avoiding to confront the painful truth that such a reality may never materialize.
A poetic exploration
Back and forth,
Incredulity,
Overwhelming disbelief,
And hope.
Hope for connection,
authenticity, for life.
And disappointment.
This tension,
Between hope and disappointment.
A continuous back and forth.
Work in Progress Video
Other work in progress videos on my Peertube channel: Cultural Shift through Art
Artwork Details
Year: 2023
Dimensions: 75 x75 cm
Technique: Embodied Felt Expression: A method that is highly intuitive and feeling-based. Extensive exploration of a theme or processing of a bodily experience. An integrative approach. Using an expressive brush in Procreate, the feeling takes shape. Sometimes abstract, sometimes narrative imagery. These are stories of deep embodiment and the experience of inner space and connection.; Procreate
Style: Existential Exploration, Felt Sense, Organic
Healing Stage: The 'Live your life' Years
Buying options
An artistic mirror to reflect on
If you would like to have a print of Hope Precedes the Fall in your home, you can order an art print in three different editions and sizes.
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Open Edition Art Prints
Add openness to your space with an open edition art print. The intense color power and restrained everyday experiences gain deeper meaning. The work invites recognition and a gentle embrace of your relationship to existence and your humanity. Recognition, comfort and artistic depth,a subtle source of depth in your daily life.
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Limited Edition Art Prints
Embrace the elegance of limited edition art prints, crafted to enhance any space. A warm, colorful embrace for your inner world, this artwork acts as a mirror while gently holding your deeper layers. It reminds you that home is where feeling and connection to unfold. Where beauty and painful memories alike find a safe place to land.
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€ 380,-
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Unique Art Prints
Enrich your space with a unique artwork and feel the atmosphere lift. The sincere, colorful images connect you to the core of being human: pure, unvarnished, immediate. The work puts you in touch with deeper layers of existence and turns your surroundings into a place of fullness, warmth, and healing. A lasting source of comfort and transformation.
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