from the series "Iron stove" Painting

The works is from my series entitled The Iron Stove. I discovered the idea that proved essential for the series having read a fairy tale of the same title by the Grimm Brothers. It is a story of a prince cursed into an iron stove left in the dark woods for a long time. One day a lost princess accidentally finds the stove. She can hear the prince inside, but cannot see him. The prince promises to tell her the way home if she comes back, sets him free and marries him becoming the queen of his great kingdom. The scared girl tries to resist keeping her promise and avoid returning to the stove. The prince, however, cannot be deceived and finally, she has to confront her unwanted destiny. Using a knife she scrapes a hole in the stove, looks at the prince and immediately falls in love with him. She frees him, but there are still more obstacles the lovers need to overcome in their pursuit of happiness. The iron stove symbolizes the fact of being closed, not necessarily physically. The stove is dark and cold, without any fire. The cold iron cools feelings and emotions, as well as their expression. This awkward emotional armor protects one from contacting others – it becomes a barrier against getting to know them, trusting them or opening to them. Psychologists use the terms “iron stove” and “narcissism” interchangeably and the fairy tale functions as an example employed to study and explain the problem.

Painting:Watercolor on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:13 W x 18 H x 1 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.