The image emerges from the archetype of the Great Mother, the source that gives and withdraws. Her nourishment follows the same law that governs all growth: what is sustained must one day separate. The work reflects the quiet tension between feeding and release, the natural rhythm through which life preserves itself.

The traditional limewood icon panel and layered oil technique echo the theme of time and endurance. The slow process mirrors accumulated moments, while the icon-like style places the image outside a specific era, allowing it to function as a contemplative object rather than a story.

Mother's Milk

Choice appears. Knowledge appears. With it comes responsibility. I do not see this as a fall, but as a necessary step. The Origin is about the birth of self awareness and the tension that follows once we understand that we are no longer untouched by what we know.

The Origin

This painting is about my father, but not only as a person. It is about the archetypal structure within me that carries stability and direction. I experience it as something self-contained and autonomous. It stands firmly, even in an empty landscape. It does not shout. It simply exists, grounded and unwavering.

For me, this inner father is a source of support I can turn to at any time. It holds answers without noise. It does not collapse under pressure.

The Father

In this painting I wanted to say something simple. _Truth will always rise_ to the surface. The skull beneath the earth is not there to dramatize death. It represents what has already happened, what cannot be changed. For me, this work is about inevitability. Truth does not need decoration. When it comes out, it is crystal clear.  
The traditional limewood icon panel and layered oil technique echo the theme of time and endurance. The slow process mirrors accumulated moments, while the icon-like style places the image outside a specific era, allowing it to function as a contemplative object.

Veritas

In one of my earlier works, I explore the idea of removal as a necessary act of transformation. It is not only about loss. It is about uncovering what lies beneath structure and identity. Something rigid must fracture so that something living can grow.

The bones appear suspended, almost weightless, while the gold carries vitality and direction. I see this work as a moment of painful clarity.

Extraction

In Gnostic thought it represents the realm of _divine completeness_, a concentrated field of living light. For me, this painting is about inner force gathered to its maximum density. The egg holds a living energy inside it, a concentrated light threaded with tension. It is not fragile in a weak sense. It is powerful.

The needle on the floor comes from the Russian tale of Koschei, whose life was hidden inside an egg. I placed it there for the viewer. It is a quiet question about control and choice. The power inside the egg does not belong to the needle. The viewer decides when, or if, it is time.

The traditional limewood icon panel and layered oil technique echo the theme of time and endurance. The slow process mirrors accumulated moments, while the icon-like style places the image outside a specific era, allowing it to function as a contemplative object rather than a story.

Pleroma

This work was created during the time of Covid, when the external world slowed down and the inner world became louder. The floating crystal represents a reset. It does not touch the ground, yet it transforms the space around it. It feels like an invisible system receiving new code.

A fracture opens like an entrance into space or into the depths of the self. Old structures dissolve, revealing a dark but living unknown. _System Update_ captures the moment when reality shifts and you realize that change is already unfolding. Not instantly. But irreversibly

System Update

Rivers of Time is inspired by the idea of _parallel timelines_ and the moments when life quietly but irreversibly shifts direction. It reflects how choices and inner decisions place us onto different currents of time. The work draws from Jungian thought, metaphysical views of time, and icon painting traditions that exist beyond linear narrative.  
  
I hope the viewer senses a pause, a moment of standing between timelines. A recognition of those _silent turning points_ where one knows a change has occurred, and an invitation to reflect on personal responsibility for one’s path.  
  
The traditional limewood icon panel and layered oil technique echo the theme of time and endurance. The slow process mirrors accumulated moments, while the icon-like style places the image outside a specific era, allowing it to function as a contemplative object.

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