Quintessence (1197)

In this painting, a burst of light rises like a vibrant solar geyser. Shades of gold and yellow unfold in curved shapes, bathed in a nearly translucent glow. At the center, a strong purple core pulses, surrounded by fragments of violet and turquoise that blend together in a natural flow. Below, bright reds and pinks emerge like embers, like ashes carried by a starry wind. Each color glides, overlaps, and intertwines, forming a living network where the eye gets lost, much like in a map of the sky. The whole composition suggests a passage: dissolution and expansion, fall and rebirth. One seems to sense the fluttering of a beating heart—the heart of a world undergoing profound transformation. Is this the vision of a universe ascending toward the light, or the fiery memory of a world consumed by its own brilliance?