Commentary

This painting, based on an Orphic creation myth, depicts the birth of Light (the god Phanes below) and his daughter, shadow or Night (the dark goddess Nix before him). Between absolute light and darkness fall the entire spectrum of colors as they play over the main figure of Adrasteia (Necessity) and, above her, the Chronos serpent (Time). While making this work, the act of painting became, for me, a visionary experience.