Oil on canvas with copper leaf gilding
By K A Treble
Melete—the muse of calm, peace, and meditative reflection—serves as the guiding force behind this work. Rather than capturing the blazing triumph of flight, the painting lingers in the suspended moment of Icarus’ descent: the instant when exhilaration gives way to surrender.
Delicate, fluid marks and veils of oil paint evoke the soft collapse of waxen wings, while copper leaf glows like distant, fading sunlight slipping beneath the surface. The myth of Icarus—his joyous defiance of gravity, his disregard of his father’s warning, and his inevitable fall into the ocean’s depths—unfolds here as a meditation on the tension between soaring ambition and the forces that temper it.
Through its layered gestures and reflective metallic surfaces, Icarus’ Fall to the Underworld offers a space for quiet introspection. It invites us to pause and listen for our inner compass, to contemplate the fragile line between courage and hubris. In the stillness between rising and falling, we are offered a moment to catch our breath, to reconsider our path, and to discover a quieter strength within.
Limited Edition Prints available.
Oil on canvas with copper leaf gilding
By K A Treble
Melete—the muse of calm, peace, and meditative reflection—serves as the guiding force behind this work. Rather than capturing the blazing triumph of flight, the painting lingers in the suspended moment of Icarus’ descent: the instant when exhilaration gives way to surrender.
Delicate, fluid marks and veils of oil paint evoke the soft collapse of waxen wings, while copper leaf glows like distant, fading sunlight slipping beneath the surface. The myth of Icarus—his joyous defiance of gravity, his disregard of his father’s warning, and his inevitable fall into the ocean’s depths—unfolds here as a meditation on the tension between soaring ambition and the forces that temper it.
Through its layered gestures and reflective metallic surfaces, Icarus’ Fall to the Underworld offers a space for quiet introspection. It invites us to pause and listen for our inner compass, to contemplate the fragile line between courage and hubris. In the stillness between rising and falling, we are offered a moment to catch our breath, to reconsider our path, and to discover a quieter strength within.
Limited Edition Prints available.