Release

 1.530,00

Price excludes VAT, shipping and additional services

Artist

Year

2025

Medium

mixed media

Size

80 cm (h) x 60 cm (w)

Framed

No

Release (2025) marks a bold departure from Irena Vasilj’s usual palette, venturing into an almost monochromatic realm where darkness and light wage their eternal battle. This mixed media on canvas piece emerged from a deeply personal moment of spiritual reflection during confession, transforming intimate experience into universal visual language.

The stark black represents the shadows we carry within—those parts of ourselves we struggle to accept. White bandages, applied with deliberate care, don’t merely cover wounds but actively participate in the healing process. As warm tones gradually penetrate the composition, they signal the release of darkness and the soul’s gradual opening to color and light.

At 80 x 60 cm, this work demonstrates Vasilj’s mastery of emotional storytelling through material experimentation. The artist’s signature approach to “imperfection” becomes a metaphor for human vulnerability, where healing isn’t about perfection but about the courage to let light seep through our cracks.

Release invites viewers to confront their own relationship with darkness and redemption, offering no easy answers but plenty of space for personal discovery.

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