JULIA SHILO | Blueism Artist

The hands represent our sins — everything we hold on to, everything that keeps us from moving forward and following the light. Old attachments, guilt, fears, choices we cannot undo. Sometimes we carry them for so long that we forget we can let go.

The idea finally came together after a conversation with someone I had just met. I believe some encounters happen for a reason. Perhaps this one came into my life at exactly the right moment.

This is also the first time I’ve painted a male figure. It was a very conscious choice. I wanted the human body to be present as part of the story, while keeping the focus on its meaning rather than its beauty.

This work is deeply personal to me. Perhaps that’s why it took so long to become what it was meant to be.

Have you ever felt that something you couldn’t let go of was keeping you from moving forward? 🤍

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