Užupis Angel statue at night

Alt text: Golden outline of an angel on a column against a dark gray and black textured background

Detailed description:

Leidari Dey

Užupis Angel Statue at Night.

Acrylic paint and markers on canvas (stretched on stretcher bars, unframed).

24×30 cm, vertical.

Style: Abstract with figurative elements.

The painting is composed of dark tones of gray, black, gold, and reddish-brown.

The background consists of deep gray and black vertical areas with visible paint texture and soft transitions between darker and lighter patches.

Across the canvas run several wide horizontal shapes painted in metallic gold. These forms have irregular edges and rounded protrusions that extend from one side of the painting to the other.

Near the center is an irregular reddish-brown paint area with uneven, brushlike edges. The shape spreads diagonally and vertically, forming a loose angular mass against the darker background.

Over this area, a thin golden line drawing outlines a slender figure standing on a tall column. The figure raises one arm while holding a long, trumpet-like object.

Dark vertical shapes in the background create a layered structure around the central figure, reinforcing the painting's vertical composition.

Woke up drenched in a cold sweat. He stared at the ceiling, not daring to get out of bed. He had seen plenty of nightmares before, but never a terror this quiet, creeping under the skin, altering his mind. He was afraid that if he moved, the world around him would come alive, everything would set in motion, the mechanism would start, and that would be the end.

He woke up to a clatter — the dog had knocked his laptop bag off the sofa. To hell with the bag; oh god, it’s so good to be awake. Thank you, thank you.

He woke up not knowing where to look, what to see. There was only light all around, and you can’t see a damn thing in that kind of light, in such an absence of darkness.