It reminds me that art does not just fill a space, it gives it meaning – Veniamin's Story
This is the very first painting I have ever bought.
My friend showed it to me, and I couldn’t forget it. The thought of it kept returning, day after day, until one morning I just woke up and knew: this painting has to be ours. It was a spontaneous, almost fateful decision - the kind you don’t plan, it just happens.
What makes it so special is that, even though it’s abstract, it feels like a complete story. Not just separate strokes or elements, but a whole, living composition. Depending on the light, or even on our own mood, it changes completely, sometimes glowing deep blue, sometimes green, sometimes touched with pink. It’s alive, shifting, always new.
Its title also feels deeply symbolic. Hidden among the shapes, you can see a figure breaking free from obstacles, something that resonates with me on a personal level. It mirrors my own soul, and also the reality around us today, with all the limitations and barriers created by war and the world we’re living in.
For me, it has also become a point of slowing down. In the mornings, when I drink coffee, I find myself staring at it and drifting into thoughts. The painting always sends me somewhere different, and that’s one of the most fascinating things about living with it.
Even though it’s large (one by one meter), it feels as if it has always been with us, perfectly natural in our home. Guests sometimes don’t even notice it right away, that’s how seamlessly it belongs. And I love its pastel-gray painted frame: simple, elegant, complete in itself. It doesn’t need any extra decoration.
This isn’t just a piece of decor. It has become part of our life, quietly shaping the atmosphere around us and reflecting something essential about who we are. It reminds me that art does not just fill a space, it gives it meaning.
