Maybe I'll leave in the afternoon. Painting

"Maybe I'll Leave in the Afternoon" is an intimate reflection on the nature of time and the fleeting moments that shape our lives. The solitary figure, dressed in black and seated on red seats, symbolizes waiting and loss, captured in a moment that seems to stretch into eternity. The lines that disintegrate his form upward suggest a dissolution, a detachment from tangible reality, as if time itself were taking parts of his being. The title evokes an inevitable departure, a farewell that happens in the stillness of the afternoon, a time of day filled with nostalgia and melancholy. The yellow lines on the subject’s jacket contrast with the surrounding darkness, hinting at traces of life slowly fading away, trapped in the relentless flow of time. The visual disintegration of the body upwards not only symbolizes physical disappearance but also the emotional and spiritual erosion that accompanies significant losses. In this context, the work becomes a meditation on how time can erode both the visible and the invisible, the tangible and the intangible. The choice of moment—the afternoon—is not accidental; it is a reminder that each day brings the possibility of a farewell, and sometimes, the weight of goodbye is too great to bear. The piece, deeply personal, captures that silent pain, that gradual disconnection from what once was, in a dialogue between the figure and the space surrounding it.