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Artworks
Mark Sheeky
Awakeningoriginal
oil on canvas panel
41.5 x 31.5 x 5 cm
16 ¼ x 12 ½ x 2 inSeries: The Resurrection SonataCopyright © Mark SheekyThe final movement in The Resurrection Sonata, Awakening completes the progression set in motion by Improvisation On A Theme of Toad and Adagio In a Key Of Yellow And Blue. Where the earlier works dwell in shadow and stillness—the second marked by a fading presence and closed eyes—this painting turns decisively toward light, release, and renewal.
The final movement in The Resurrection Sonata, Awakening completes the progression set in motion by Improvisation On A Theme of Toad and Adagio In a Key Of Yellow And Blue. Where the earlier works dwell in shadow and stillness—the second marked by a fading presence and closed eyes—this painting turns decisively toward light, release, and renewal.Conceived as an eruption rather than a continuation, the image opens outward: a portrait illuminated from within, dissolving into air, as if consciousness itself were breaking free. The mood shifts from introspection to exultation, echoing the musical tradition of concluding with energy and resolution—a final passage that transforms what came before into something unbound and affirmative.
Though a triptych might traditionally center its most vivid or dominant image, framed by quieter counterparts, this series follows a different logic. Inspired by musical form rather than pictorial convention, it builds toward its climax. Here, the culmination arrives at the end—Awakening as a visual crescendo, where colour, light, and motion converge in a sense of joyous release.
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