Out of Darkness (Mexico)

Solo Exhibition of my works in the fantastic new gallery "Gallery Amplia" in the popular Roma area of Mexico City.

The Out of Darkness exhibition:

Deeply rooted in a poetic exploration of light and darkness, this series of paintings offers a unique perspective on the transformative power of gratitude. Over more than two years, Emil has embraced the practice of recognizing and cherishing the small glimmers of light in life, turning these reflections into a tangible expression on canvas.

Each day, the Emil wrote down 10 things he could be grateful for, despite of chaos the outer world presented for him. These words were then shredded and mixed with acrylic paint, creating a thick paste that was shaped into reliefs of small "thought creatures" on the canvases. Some of these creatures resemble familiar animals, though with artistic abstractions, while others explore the realms between dreaming and real life.

Layered with oil paint, these creations come alive with depth and nuance, giving them a sense of motion and vitality. This process, blending words, colors, and forms, results in a visual narrative of gratitude’s journey, with each painting representing a new perspective of light seen from the darkness.

Creatures of Gratitude is more than a collection of paintings; it is a symbolic path out of darkness—an invitation to reflect on and celebrate life’s small joys. Through these creatures, viewers are encouraged to discover light in even the darkest corners and find beauty in everyday gratitude.

The monochrome portraits are a second part of the “Out of Darkness” series.

They are painted with determined, rough and fast brush strokes and emulate the coarse and hard inner struggles, every people can find them self in.

The symbols, that surrounds the faces, reminds us, that we are a part of a greater universe of precision and order. That we all have the power to align us self with the frequencies of the universe to help us overcome the problems we face in the outer world.

When you look closer at the expressive portraits, you realize that they have no real eyes, but only the dark background of the canvas. The background symbolizes the universe and the things we can’t see with our eyes.

This is to encourage the viewer to use other senses than the eyes, when searching for meaning and for finding balance and coherence within.