Love is a piece commissioned by a passionate couple. My intention as an artist was to immortalize a short but so honest and felt moment of love — a naked hug. The world is chaotic nowadays, and interpersonal relationships are trying to survive this chaos by avoiding the exchange of words, the touch, the kiss.
The moment represented in this painting, inspired by a scene from "LOVE" (a film by Gaspar Noé) is for me a moment when the world is on pause. In a small heated bathroom, silence took two bodies and a hug emerged. The world is paused. Now souls talk. The girl's look tells us about time. How much time is left? What time is this in which we live? What are we going to do with so much time?
