This work is part of an ongoing cycle exploring ambivalent states of contemporary existence.
Title: Lovecat
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Year: 2026
Format: Portrait format (24 × 36 inches)
Colour Space: The image unfolds within a palette of warm ochre, deep black, muted blue, and glowing orange, arranged in clear geometric color planes.
Stylistic Classification: Modern geometric abstraction with cubist influences.
„Lovecat“ presents the cat as a symbolic figure of ambivalence. Tenderness and predatory existence overlap to form an inseparable unity, pointing to the contradictory nature of love.
Cuddly Toy
In an affirmative reading, the elegant silhouette and flowing lines emphasize grace, calmness, and natural vitality. Domestic cat and tiger merge into a harmonious figure, suggesting that tenderness and strength belong to the same living nature.
Predator
At the same time, the tiger’s open jaws introduce tension. Beneath the calm surface remains the possibility of sudden instinct and aggression, revealing the fragile balance between control and wildness.
Conclusion
The image shows that opposites do not cancel each other but coexist. The cat embodies the simultaneity of gentleness and predatory existence, expressing the principle of the integrity of ambivalence.