Jakub Hogen Trimay

After more than fifteen years, I have returned to painting. This return feels like an internal rebirth, deeply connected to my personal journey. When my child was born, art had to step aside. It was a time when security and stability took precedence over creative freedom. As a goldsmith, I found the stability that allowed me to support my family, but it distanced me from my most personal form of expression – painting.

The return to art came suddenly, driven by an inner unrest that had been intensifying in recent years, especially due to relationship turmoil. I realized that my paintings had to be more than just expressions of ideas – they had to become spaces for introspection, for questioning and seeking balance, both within and in relationships. The textures and layers I work with carry the weight of time and experience. Every surface I shape tells its own story about relationships, attachments, limitations, and the process of renewal – what breaks down but also what rebuilds.

My choice to embrace abstraction was not accidental. I see it as a way to capture what words cannot express. It’s a space where thoughts and emotions can flow freely, where the viewer can find their own interpretations and inner answers. At the same time,...