Yasna Kohlbrenner
UnYk Art Creations
Each work I paint serves to repair a piece of life
You are beautiful
Ashaaky
UnYk No. 237
October 2024
100cm / 100cm
1 Scapolite cabochon
An almost silent breath, a restrained tenderness, a strength that doesn't reveal itself all at once. Ashaaky unfolds in stillness: a veil of pale pink, flashes of white, brown and coppery earth tones that structure the space with gentleness and authority. It is an unpretentious beauty, a poised voice, one that can only be heard by being silent for a while.
There are flashes of light in this canvas that can only be perceived upon closer inspection, when the body makes the effort to truly look. The coppery gold, the glossy black, the textured material like a deep memory: everything is there to express what cannot be spoken. And at its heart, a purple scapolite, carved by Yvette, a survivor and sculptor of truth.
Ashaaky doesn't seduce, she touches. She reminds us that beauty asks for neither permission nor justification. It simply is. And when it is finally seen, it illuminates everything.
Assignment
Ashaky was born from a precious stone cut by Yvette, a woman standing tall in the heart of a chaos that begins anew.
This painting is a whisper of hope, a silent declaration to those who are living through the unspeakable, once again.
Today, Yvette and other women find themselves surrounded by war, facing their former tormentors, cut off from the world.
10% of the sale of this painting supports their survival and courage:
buy food, hide, look for a way through, build a future where they can, one day, once again carve stones in peace.
Because creating, passing on knowledge and living with dignity should never be a luxury.
Because light, in order to shine, needs a safe place.
Click on the envelope in the heart if you would like to learn more about Ashaaky or these courageous women.
