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Synaptic Mythos

This four-part series follows the familiar arc of emotional processing: denial → anger → grief → acceptance. Each panel anchors one phase; first a f*ck it towards pain, then erupting anger and confusion, then depression and bargaining, and finally a calmer openness. So that, read from left to right, the sequence feels like a compact map of how the brain circles grief and gradually finds new footing.

Branching lines echo neural pathways condensed by habit, while abrupt shifts mark the capacity for reorientation. The layered construction shows that once ingrained beliefs soften, emotion no longer blocks meaning but deepens it; life remains meaningful even amid turbulence.

A continuous dialogue sounds, between disbelief and anger, between sadness and surrender; visible without any single stage drowning out another. Charcoal passages cross and still keep their character: feelings can coexist, while choice still sets direction. Flexibility outpaces rigidity; the mind practices adapting until values-driven action can take hold, without any one mood taking over.

The façade of denial crumbles under the heat of anger; anger, met by sadness, loses its edge; sadness, acknowledged, makes room for acceptance. The quartet proposes that calm holding, not suppression, let’s peace take root: every emotion belongs, but none needs to rule.

This process repeats. Stay aware of where you are and choose to move forward. Do not let anger and confusion become a fixed address; keep things flowing, so that what feels ragged today can read as a line tomorrow.

  • Year: 2024

    Paper: Fabriano Black

    Materials: White Charcoal

    Size: 50×50cm

  • Each drawing sits in an oak frame with double wenge rails. A light Ash stain tempers the outer wood, while an inner accent band shifts color; purple for denial, red for anger, orange for grief, green for acceptance, so the frames mirror the emotional transition.

    Wood recipe:

    • Wengé Frame body: 62×1.0×0.6 cm — 32 pcs

    • Oak Frame body: 62×2.5×0.6 cm — 16 pcs

    • Oak Frame body: 62×1.5×0.6 cm — 16 pcs

    • Oak Glass lip: 62×2.6×0.6 cm — 16 pcs

    • Oak Glass lip: 62×0.8×0.6 cm — 16 pcs

    • Oak Backing: 62×1.0×0.6 cm — 16 pcs

    • Meranti plywood Back panel: 50×50×0.36 cm — 4 pcs

    Finishes:

    • Framework: multiple coats of 2K PU lacquer (high-gloss and satin)

    • Back panel: multiple coats of clear Ruwa marine varnish

    Matboard

    • Canson matboard, white (white core)

    • Acid-free

    • 1.8 mm thick

    Glazing:

    • Acrylic glazing: clear, opal, anti-reflective Gallery® (UV-protected)

Synaptic Mythos - Bundle
€848.00

Collect the complete Synaptic Mythos series (4 artworks) at a special bundle price. Each piece is a 50 × 50 cm museum-grade giclée on Hahnemühle FineArt 290 g/m², signed in Posca marker and individually numbered in a limited edition of 50. Every artwork includes a unique Certificate of Authenticity.

Free shipment.
Frames not included.