"Dome" explores the silent dialogue between the past and the present, where the grandeur of classical civilization meets the soaring ambition of contemporary architecture. A weathered sculptural fragment, seemingly displaced by time, rests against the dome of a modern skyscraper, forming an unexpected yet poetic juxtaposition. The soft morning light, diffused through the mist, dissolves boundaries—blurring the distinctions between past and future, permanence and transience. Inspired by reflections on the Fermi paradox and the vast cycles of civilization, this work considers the endurance of human thought and artistic creation in the face of time’s unrelenting passage. Executed in oil on canvas, Dome captures a depth of atmosphere that only this medium allows. Subtle gradations of light and shadow evoke a sense of quiet contemplation, inviting the viewer to linger in the moment—where history breathes and the future awaits, suspended in equilibrium.
