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TICK TOCK… TIME IS RUNNING…

Posted on by Laerce

-Original collage art with deep symbolism-

Art and the climate crisis can take many forms. This work is one example.

Collagekunstværk med kvinde hvis øje er et ur – en visuel kommentar til klimakrise og tidens alvor.

facts about the work

  • Title: Tik Tok… Time is running…
  • Size: 30 x 40 cm.
  • Materials: collage and acrylic paint on canvas, mixed media
  • Finish: lacquered
  • Created: June, 2025
  • Price: 1400

about the work

The work “Tik Tok… Time is running…” is an attempt at a cry. We need to wake up! The world around us is literally bleeding, but it’s as if we’re finding it hard to take it in. Like a countdown that has been going on for so long that we’ve stopped hearing it.

As a visual alarm, the work confronts us with the perspective of time. We don't have all the time in the world in this life or in this world. And the time we do have, we must try to use in the best possible way. We all bear responsibility for ourselves and our own lives, but we also bear a human responsibility for future generations. It's not just about you and me here and now. It's also about the future of children and young people.

The woman wears a watch as an eye. Is she half human, half AI? Does she look us straight in the eye, confronting the viewer, or are we the ones watching time disappear through her? 

This work can be read as an inner alarm in the individual; the feeling of constantly lagging behind in life, depending on the eye that sees, but the work can also be read as a picture of the world situation and the climate collapse that is happening in slow motion before our eyes...

The climate crisis here becomes an image of, in part, collective repression and the necessity of waking up.

Time is running out. Not just in the world. But also inside us.

Symbolism and tools

  • Eye = clock: A watch integrated into the woman's eye, with blood-red lines running down the face, creates a direct association with time as something we see through, but also as something that bleeds. 
  • Roses and crown: The roses in the hair and the jewelry on top create the contrast between vanity and decay; as a symbol of human vanity, we decorate the collapse so that we don't have to deal with the ugly realities.
  • The circle of gold can be understood as a halo, something sacred that is crumbling. 

I have a great love for street art, its patina and raw structure, which emerges due to wear and tear and weather conditions. I often seek this expression in many of my collages, because it gives a different dynamic and energy to the overall expression of the collage. Street art is a snapshot of social structures, political agendas and slogans on the walls and railings of big cities.

Here I have chosen to present the work as part of a facade wall somewhere in a big city with the raw textures that suggest the decay and peeling paint of a wall. Here she stands as a snapshot, ready to be painted over or destroyed by the elements in the next moment.

why the title “Tik Tok… Time is…”

The title is meant to remind both you and me that time is not something we can buy or usurp. Time is fleeting, and the time that is Once gone, it will never come back. That is why it is so important that we use the time we are given with care and concern - both for ourselves and the world around us.

This work will be worth looking at Climate People's Summit, 2025.

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growth despite

Posted on by Laerce

-Original collage art with deep symbolism-

Original collage af Baryhl Art med symbolik og transformation i fokus)

FACTS ABOUT THE WORK

  • Title: Growth in spite of
  • Size: 30 × 40 cm
  • Materials: Collage and acrylic paint on canvas, mixed media
  • Finish: Lacquered
  • Created: June 2025
  • Price: 1200 DKK

About the work

“Growth despite", an original collage of Baryhl Art with symbolism and transformation in focus. Transformation is a central theme in my art, both as a personal journey and as a collective process. As described in this article, It is precisely in the darkness that the sprout of new life takes shape.

A unique collage work that carries a story about the ability of man and nature to grow despite resistance. Created with intuitive symbolism and a sense of transformation.

symbolism & message

“Growth Despite” is an original collage work that revolves around finding strength and vitality, even when the surroundings try to suffocate you. The work contains both a personal and a collective story about encountering resistance when you least expect it, and in that encounter you lose your footing for a while. But the inner transformation is always in motion, so even if something withers and dies, it also fertilizes the soil so that something new and even stronger can grow. And thus nothing goes to waste in that cycle.

The work thus carries a story about how the encounter with destructive people, systems and bureaucracy or world events can cause something in us to wither; lose hope and courage for a while, and then form a fertile ground for something bigger and even stronger within ourselves, which thus paves the way for new directions.

The budding energy in the collagen symbolizes how nature's inevitable movement towards life mirrors the soul's own ability to find light in the darkness. Even in a world marked by crises, climate change and war, new layers of hope and courage grow, rooted in both humans and the inherent power of nature.

Technique and tools.

The background of the collage is a great example of how I sometimes play with texture, paper and the layers of the work. The collage itself is constructed on heavy cardboard, a previous work that has been painted over.  

After the overpainting I have played with balloon printing as this gives some interesting organic patterns. To give some movement to the work when it is all painted over, I sometimes crease the paper to create a dynamic that gives the work an exciting energy. Here I went a step further and tore the background to pieces and then assembled the fragments afterwards with some distance between the pieces of paper. In these cracks I added layers of gold leaf.

Thus, the background becomes not only a "mood creator" but an active participant in the work's theme of "growth in spite." The background here shows that even in the imperfect and chaotic, aesthetics can arise, and something valuable can take root even in the most imperfect surroundings.

With these layers of acrylic paint, balloon prints and gold leaf, a snapshot is created where textures, prints and flashes of gold symbolize resistance, traces and hope.

  • Acrylic base appears dark and textured with clear traces of brushstrokes and craquelure, giving an almost crust-like appearance; a foundation for growth and transformation.
  • The balloon prints adds organic circular structures reminiscent of seed pods, imprints or traces from nature, as small signs of the cyclical movements of life.
  • The gold leaf adds a crisp elegance and the presence of light, like cracks of hope or energy breaking through the darkness.

Why the title “Growth in Defiance”?
The title points to the existential power of finding meaning and strength, even where life seems fragile. It is a reminder that nothing goes to waste. Not even what we thought we lost in ourselves, or in the world around us.

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