The Instigator

In this symbolic painting, at the heart of a deep green rises the tree of Eden, streaked with orange and crimson light. Its sacred verticality seems a promise of life, yet at its center coils a fiery force. The serpent, red and incandescent, winds itself upward and stares with a cunning eye—the instigator of temptations to come. The clash of colors burns: red against green, desire against innocence, foreboding against serenity. The air vibrates with a muted tension, as though the moment before the fall were replayed here. Beauty grows fragile, balance begins to waver. In this brilliance, everything may tip… This painting symbolises Temptation. "The Instigator" is the snake.