Surreal landscape with pink floating balloons a woman, in hushed mourning and ears and skulls rising from the sand by Beautiful Thrills

About "Surreal landscape with pink floating balloons a woman, in hushed mourning and ears and skulls rising from the sand"

by Beautiful Thrills

About the artwork

A landscape is bathed in a soft, warm glow. The colours seem peaceful, the sand exudes a serene calm and the sky turns orange as if in a late afternoon sun. Pink balloons float languidly through the air, as if moving lightly with an invisible breeze. A woman, in hushed mourning, stands in the middle of the scene. Her pose is subdued, her gaze seems to rest on an indeterminate point in the distance.

Ears rise from the sand, as if the ground is listening, like silent witnesses. Between them lie skulls, the remains of those who may not have listened closely enough, or just too much. A strange tension emerges between the calm and the underlying menace.

The beauty of discomfort plays a major role in my work. I am fascinated by contrasts, the absurd interwoven into the everyday, the softness of colours clashing with the subcutaneous tension of symbolism. This work creates a world that at first glance seems lovely and almost dreamlike, but where an inexplicable sense of confusion lurks.

Made with carefully selected images from magazines and digitally assembled into a harmonious composition, this work invites longer viewing. It fits into an interior as a subtle disturbance, an eye-catcher that does not immediately reveal all its secrets. The colours embrace you, but the details hold you captive. What do you see when you keep looking longer?