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This textured acrylic painting holds a layered, sorrowful tale that unfolds slowly—like a half-forgotten dream. Rooted in the spirit of Andersen’s The Wild Swans, it echoes the story of a devoted sister striving to rescue her brothers from a cruel spell. But in this version, not all are saved.
The crowned woman, surrounded by pale birds, wears her grief in silence. Her eyes hold the weight of failure, her hand clutches one swan—too late, too tender. The remaining birds gather around her in mourning, their wings heavy with loss. A cage stands open behind them, yet freedom arrived too late for one.
This is a fairytale fractured by reality—a meditation on loss, sacrifice, and the bitter ache of what could not be undone. The golden fish-eye watches from above, an omniscient witness to betrayal and fate. The wild birds cry not just for her brother, but for all that remains trapped in the heart.
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