The powers of this seemingly simple gesture touch body and mind and range from important emotional and relational experiences, such as the exchange of intense emotions, the transmission of affection, up to significant neuroendocrine activations, as it activates the production of neurotransmitters and hormones that favor psychophysical well-being, strengthening the immune system and reducing anxiety, fears and stress.
These are the effects that a hug causes, a simple and instinctive gesture that accompanies us from birth, a maternal and necessary gesture for our good.
Virginia Satir, an American psychotherapist, said: "We need 4 hugs a day to survive. We need 8 hugs a day to stay healthy. We need 12 hugs a day to grow."
In this painting two figures are represented within a scene, united by their energies and their vibrations.
The artist uses multiple elements to amplify and describe this moment.
First of all, the use of the warm and cold color of the two figures (blue and red) as if it were a sort of balance (yin and yang), in the background the use of the color orange, symbol of joy in falling in love and contact with the other, the presence of fish which represent, in pagan symbolism, rebirth and fertility, and finally the flowering of tulips at the base of the painting, symbol of the power of love.
