Els Devrieze - Inferno of Excess - Sold

In Inferno of Excess I explore the power and vulnerability of human expression. The canvas is a battlefield of fiery shades of red and orange, which collide, flow and jostle each other in an explosion of emotion. These colours were not chosen by chance: red stands for passion, anger and life force, while orange symbolises fiery desire and creative impulse. Between these eruptions white makes its way, a resting point, a breath, an attempt to bring order to the chaos.

The composition is intuitively constructed, with rough movements and spontaneous splashes that testify to an inner process: the search for balance between abundance and emptiness, between control and surrender. Every brushstroke and every trace of paint carries the echo of a moment of surrender. It is a visual diary of intensity, an inferno that does not destroy, but clarifies.

Inferno of Excess invites the viewer to reflect on the excess of our time. What happens when emotions pile up, when impulses are not contained? In this sense, the work is not only expressive, but also meditative. It does not ask for answers, but encourages us to feel.

This painting brings a powerful presence to any space: it lives, it breathes, and it confronts. At the same time it opens a silent dialogue, with yourself, with the world, with everything that is too much, but still necessary.