“It stands in silence, robed in time,
It’s breath within the hush between the chime.
It holds so gently, yet the moment slips away,
Like dreams that vanish at the break of day.”
– nikolsantoart
The painting Hourglass and its accompanying poem engage in an extraordinarily sensitive and layered dialogue with the concepts of time, transience, and inner stillness. The visual language evokes classical influences—particularly reminiscent of the Pre-Raphaelites and Renaissance religious portraiture—yet approaches its subject with a fresh, contemporary sensibility.
Oil on canvas
160×70 cm