In a suspended moment, the work "Prelude to Flight" depicts a young woman seized at the moment when she is about to cross the threshold of a known world towards another imbued with mystery, where the desire to escape is crystallizes into an intention.
The female figure, leaning forward, seems on the verge of releasing her dreams of ascent, wearing a loose hat which evokes wings ready to unfold, like an echo of dreams of escape, while her bare feet recall his intrinsic connection to earthly reality.
The canvas is worked with raw expressiveness, the paint-laden brushstrokes giving the scene an almost palpable texture, accentuating the contrast between dream and reality.
The artist created this scene using this technique to reflect the inner tumult preceding the act of taking flight and to evoke the constant oscillation between the quest for freedom and the roots of our existence.
This painting is a visual metaphor for the human impulse toward elevation, capturing the fragile moment when we stand on the edge of reality, eyes fixed on the horizon of our hopes.
