Moment Of A Dream
Original Painting by Karin Lanini Arthofer
2024, Mixed Media on canvas
“Plunge” Series
100 x 80 x 1.5 cm
(39” x 31” x 0.5” in)
Inspiration
"Moments of a Dream" can be seen as a visual exploration of the fleeting and mysterious. The textured layers and subtle shades of grey evoke the idea of a dream that begins to take form but never fully materialises, leaving the viewer in a state of suspension, much like being caught between sleep and wakefulness.
The painting could represent those fragments of dreams that, though ephemeral, leave lasting impressions on our subconscious. The rough surfaces and faint marks seem to suggest moments that emerge and vanish, reflections of an inner world in constant flux. Every corner, every crease, tells an unfinished story, an image that appears briefly and then fades away, just as in dreams where the scenes dissolve before we can fully grasp them.
"Moments of a dream" does not seek to convey a precise reality, but instead invites the observer to lose themselves in the nuances of the unknown, to explore the hidden folds of their own imagination and inner landscape—much like the experience of a vivid yet elusive dream.