Blocked

“Blocked” delves into the depths of human emotion and vulnerability. This piece serves as a visual representation of the profound sense of being trapped within oneself, unable to break free due to a lack of courage to act on one’s innermost feelings and desires. As in an eternal dance between chasing your truth and running away from it. This painting explores how the heavy burden of unexpressed and abandoned emotions makes one enter a state of emotional paralysis. The numbness becomes a golden cage, safe from emotions, but unable to live in.
Yet, there is a subtle hint of a mirrored hand within the composition, symbolizing the dormant courage that lies within the individual, waiting to be awakened. The warm, naked body represents the co-existence of vulnerability and power within the person that chooses life over numbness. This painting is made out of high quality canvas and Winsor & Newton oil-paint, covered by a layer of silk varnish.