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Light-Giving Revelation 2, acrylic on canvas, 2022
METAPHYSICAL APPROACH. We can say that the megalopolis’ illumination comes from the illumination of the Spirit. And we have evidence that the great inventor had powerful metaphys- ical tendencies. The dove’s descent re- fers to the Holy Spirit, who leads to discoveries and theological surprises with His inspiration. And the reflec- tions of the city in the waters balance the action of the painting from the left side with the surprise of electrification in a world dark before. In the middle of the painting, the author of the surprise of a new era for humanity.
PICTORIAL APPROACH. Having all the tools of Impressionism in his quiver, the painter convinces us that the de- picted dove, a symbol of the Spirit, and the shining electrified city, express the significant change brought about by electricity in society, which is equiva- lent to a cultural revolution. The exis- tential side of this miracle is painted in Tesla’s gaze, which takes on a meta- physical dimension. The inventor is depicted as knowing some great secret as if something has been revealed to him that the rest of us are unaware of. And the body language speaks of cer- tainty, of a new reality—a photo trans- formation of people’s lives.
— Stamatis Skliris
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