“Softly as in a Morning Sunrise”

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Watercolor, 70x50cm - Sold!

“Biologists say that life originated in water, from the primordial soup of amino acids and proteins that mixed together to form increasingly complex forms of life, eventually leading to mammals and, among them, humans. This weird creature immediately felt the need to beat a drum, dance, and express itself.

Our existence is not just about life; it is also about symbolism. We recognize ourselves as humans by our values, our language, and, more specifically, our languages. Among them, art is the greatest because it brings to life things that do not exist.

The beginning of life is there, in the fish that swim with and against the flow and their desires. If I may modify the old adage from Genesis: "For you are water, and to water you shall return." (W.H.)