The Elusive Subconscious

Acrylic painting on canvas.

30x40 inches.

2022

The following is a description I wrote for this painting:

Have you ever woken up from a beautiful dream that you wished could have gone on forever?

After you wake up, you are forced to adjust to the painful fact that your dream was never reality.

The first few minutes of the day you spend mourning over what once was.

Then you quickly move on and let the dream slowly disappear from your memory as you go on with your day.

Perhaps once in a while, small fragments of the dream reappear in your mind, and you long for the events of your dream.

Dreams reveal and force us to confront our deepest fears, desires, thoughts and innermost emotions. In our dreams, we encounter many frightening truths about ourselves, which can be quite ugly and make us uncomfortable. Often, these truths are buried underneath layers of nonsensical elements, waiting to be revealed. When we finally do see the truth, it can horrify and disgust us, shaking us to our core.

While the ugly truth might be hidden behind a staircase and a door, it patiently waits to be discovered.

“The Elusive Subconscious”

A homage to my favorite film, Mulholland Drive.

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