This work is part of an ongoing cycle exploring ambivalent states of contemporary existence.
Title: Time to Celebrate
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Year: 2026
Format: Portrait format (24 × 36 inches)
Colour Space: Cobalt and ultramarine blues, enlivened by deep teal and turquoise. Reds bring movement; champagne gold, ochre and ivory convey warmth and a sense of preciousness.
Stylistic Classification: Constructive abstraction with organic forms and hints of figuration.
„Time to Celebrate” brings together the fulfilment of shaping a life and the freedom of celebrating it without a goal. Both experiences have value in their own right and invite us to give ourselves wholeheartedly to them, each in its own moment.
Building a Life
The architectural forms stand for purpose, reliability and the fulfilment of bringing something into being. Their planes provide support while opening up spaces.
Within a cavern-like niche rests a small brown-gold form, tethered by a black line. It embodies happiness already present: joy that belongs to the life we have built but remains bound for the moment. This joy is already held within the foundation and finds expression again in the movement above.
The supporting structure continues directly into the central dancer. What provides stability becomes a movement of letting go. Building a life and finding joy in it emerge as interconnected possibilities.
Celebrating Life
Three red dancers unfold between sweeping golden bands. These suggest a champagne coupe whose interrupted contours leave the surrounding space open. Bubbles of different sizes rise between the figures, drawing them into a lively rhythm.
The golden-yellow head of the central figure bears a seam reminiscent of kintsugi. The join itself becomes an ornament. It also echoes the history of champagne: an initially unintended quality was developed into something precious through attention and craftsmanship.
Celebration thus acquires another meaning: being open to the unexpected and discovering possibility within it. Even an ordinary moment can suddenly take on a special glow.
Conclusion
There is fulfilment in shaping life, and freedom in celebrating it without a goal. Both ask for our wholehearted attention, each in its own moment.
The painting holds this tension within a shared movement. Happiness is already present: as a possibility held within the foundation and as joy brought to life in the dance.
Time to drink champagne and dance on the table.
The work follows the principle of the integrity of ambivalence.