In "Eclipse of the Self", man's inner landscape is depicted as a moment of eclipse - a stillness between two states of being. The light that once illuminated the inner self is eclipsed by an elusive force: doubt, memory, or perhaps the weight of self-consciousness. What remains is an outline, a shadow of who one was or thought to be.
The figure seems on the verge of disappearing into its own shadow; the boundary between body and background blurs, as if existence itself dissolves into the light it seeks to understand. The eclipse here symbolises not just loss, but transformation - a temporary convergence of visibility and oblivion.
In this moment of eclipse, the Self is not destroyed but reborn in the awareness of its own unknowability. What eclipses simultaneously reveals: it shows that what we are becomes visible only in the absence of what we think we are.
The work evokes a sense of serene melancholy - as if the soul itself pauses for a moment, between inhalation and exhalation, in the shadow of its own light. Modern Abstract. Brown, beige, white, black, pink, characters.
Created by Bianca ter Riet with support from AI.
Bianca ter Riet is a versatile artist who expresses herself through paintings, photography, and digital art. Her work is inspired by daily experiences, travels, and conversations, characterized by a strong sense of style, proportion, and color use. She creates art that stimulates the.. Read more…