Between two Islands
The painting initiates a dialogue between personal memory and cultural heritage. The oversized ceramic tureen stands for nourishment and tradition, serving as a monumental stage for a 19th-century Cephalonian farmer. His placement within the tureen signifies an immersion in his island's history and a connection to a specific way of life, reflecting how the past continues to shape identity.
The background fuses iconic landscape with personal perception, as the "Old Man of Storr" shape shifts into a cypress tree, the one that I see from my veranda view in Kefalonia. This blurring of reality and subjective interpretation extends to the sunset, a tapestry detail, weaving human artistry into the natural world. Ultimately, the painting is a layered meditation on tradition, memory, and an integration of personal experience and cultural roots within the artistic process.