The light begins behind the rock - the radiant power of the sun in the resistance of form by Frank Bittner

About "The light begins behind the rock - the radiant power of the sun in the resistance of form"

by Frank Bittner

About the artwork

This portrait-format work unfolds in vibrant colours as a homage to the elemental power of the sun. The composition is imbued with the vibrant colours of the rainbow - not as a fleeting phenomenon, but as an expression of inner glow and natural energy.

In the upper right-hand section of the canvas, a sun appears whose radiance is only partially visible. As if framed and slowed down, it lies behind a mighty rock that stands in the way of the light - a massive, dark body that provides both contrast and a projection surface for the sun's erupting rays.

These rays, applied in an intense, almost sculptural materiality, appear like a lively network of colour and structure. The acrylic paint has been applied impasto and with tangible force, so that the surface appears relief-like - almost tangible, as if the light is trying to emerge from the canvas.

The vertical orientation of the painting emphasises the tension between heaviness and radiance, between earthiness and celestial light. The result is a quiet moment of unfolding power, captured between stone and sun, between resistance and breakthrough.

This work invites us to reflect on the relationship between light and matter, colour and form, limitation and radiance - a visual parable for inner luminosity despite resistance.

Created by Frank Bittner with support from AI.