This painting is dedicated to the element of Fire. Fire is dualistic. On the one hand, it is a warming and creative energy. The fire brought by Prometheus gave people warmth and comfort. But in its nature it is a wild, unbridled force that can destroy everything in its path. Therefore, any careless action can lead to irreversible consequences.
Flame is the blazing blade between creation and destruction of the very essence of the universe.
In the painting, the Flame is expressed through the figure of a red-haired woman in a red dress. Thus, I wanted to show the connection between flame and love because love also warms and incinerates at the same time.
This painting was in the artist's personal exhibition Quintessence at Chernivtsi Fine Arts Museum, Ukraine, 2022.