The painting by the Artist-Painter Piotr Horodyński, in oil technique on a primed canvas support. A unique, hand-painted artwork representing fantasy art and drawing inspiration from the surrealism movement.
“Waiting” serves as a vivid allegory for the journey of human life, containing familiar motifs found throughout Piotr Horodyński’s artwork: radiant light, water, and rocks. Light represents energy and hope. We use the term “ray of hope” for a reason. Light intuitively evokes something good, a sense of improvement. This sentiment rings true in “Waiting,” where the melancholic mood induced by the colour palette and the ruins is pierced by rays of light. Water and rocks are not merely natural elements here; they serve as symbols reflecting fate and the contemporary human condition. Water symbolizes purification, strength, energy, change, and at the same time transience, while rocks embody stability and assurance.
Central focus of the painting lies in the ruins, remnants of bygone days and events marked by the relentless passage of time. These ruins, ubiquitous in the tapestry of life, encapsulate our collective experiences and setbacks. But ruins are, after all, composed of solid stone, a solid building material. They can be well utilized to create something new. The promise of this “new” is carried by the light. “Waiting,” despite its apparent melancholy and contemplation, is also hope and promise.
