In this painting, from a series of three wax paintings, we see a world in violent transformation. Shades of brown dominate the landscape, hardened rock and solidified lava intersected with cracks that reveal glowing molten rock in yellow and red. Above is a grey, overcast sky, a mixture of smoke, vapour and humidity, through which the sun barely penetrates.
The wax technique is essential to the rendering, with a rough, three-dimensional surface reflecting the turbulent earth. The "bumps" and unevenness emphasise the brute force of this initial stage of destruction, a landscape forged in fire and rotation.
As in previous series (Ice and Wind), a small, egg-shaped object with three red dots appears in each painting. The meaning remains enigmatic, a subtle hint at a force beyond the purely natural, an external observer in the midst of catastrophe. The aim of these paintings is not to evoke fear or hope, but to create a sense of acceptance. To accept the immense, potentially terrifying power of nature, and perhaps something even greater that is reshaping the world. They are a testament to the cyclical nature of creation and destruction, and call for recognition rather than resistance.
Jeroen - Artist & Researcher of Consciousness
His lifelong mission-to make the world a more beautiful place-exists in art that explores spirituality, philosophy and consciousness. Through abstract-figurative paintings, he questions the nature of reality, inspired by visionary thinkers such as Thomas Campbell and Federico Faggin: Is consciousness the..
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