Unknown Depths by Bianca ter Riet

About "Unknown Depths"

by Bianca ter Riet

About the artwork

"Unknown Depths" captures the essence of an inner journey that takes place in the hidden realm of the mind. The colour scheme of brown, beige and peach evokes earthy, warm feelings-a sense of familiarity and intimacy, while the shades of blue highlight the elusiveness and mysterious depths of the unknown. This combination of colours suggests a contrast: the warm earth seems to embrace the woman, while the cool blue tones draw her gaze to another, unknown world.

The closed eyes in the portrait are a powerful symbolism for introspection and the impossibility of understanding or seeing everything. They close themselves off from the visible world and dive into a realm of thoughts, dreams or even desires not yet fully understood. The strokes and planes of acrylic paint, applied with the palette knife, create a layering that reflects the complexity of inner life, like a kind of visual undercurrent of emotions and mental depths that are only partially visible. The lines are not always tight, emphasising the ephemerality and mutability of this inner landscape.

"Unknown Depths" invites the viewer to look beyond the surfaces and reflect on what lies hidden, both in the woman herself and in the viewer. The work raises the question: what happens in those unknown depths of the self, which we often cannot or do not want to touch, but which form the essence of who we are? The painting suggests that there is always more to discover-both in art and in our own consciousness. Modern Abstract.

Conceived by Bianca ter Riet, visualized with AI.