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Beethoven 2,
acrylic on canvas, 2021
This is a surprising “Beethoven”.
Hair flies from the urge of inspira-
tion. The eyes - the strongest point
of the painting - are in ecstasy. The
red cow also participates in ecstasy.
A book, a keyboard, and a clock - ev-
erything floats, terrified by the in-
visible waves of fate. The presence of
a floating clock is important, indi-
cating the connection between the
mystery of time and the mystery of
music. Beethoven’s wide gaze and
the semicircular keyboard indicate
the comprehensiveness, enormous
energy, and great momentum which
envelops the drama of existence,
from the germ of the Big Bang to the
future mystery (Eschaton).
—Stamatis Skliris
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