In this painting, the nighttime highway becomes a living stream of colour and movement. The lights of passing cars merge into warm bands of red and cool white, as if the road itself is breathing. The curves and lines seem to pulsate, carried by the rhythm of traffic that never stops. Everything blurs into an abstract pattern that is at once soothing and intense - a silent testament to constant movement in a dark night.
I made this work with digital techniques, constructed from photographs I took myself along the highway. The original images captured the traces of light, but in digital processing they were transformed into this dynamic composition. The result is an abstract but also cinematic ode to speed, energy and the hypnotic beauty of a busy motorway in the dark.
Created by Geert Van Baelen with support from AI.
Geert Van Baelen has been working as a press photographer in Belgium for over 20 years. Besides current affairs, he also finds inspiration for his images in everyday life, landscapes and people... Read more…