Artist: Janus
Title: “Bird catcher 2025”
Technique: Mixed media with ducats double gold 23 carat on canvas, fluorescent and phosphorescent elements
Size: 170 × 140 cm
Date: 2025
Janus’ “Bird catcher 2025” is not about trapping birds but about the poetic paradox of trying to capture freedom. The birds – airy, fleeting, untamed – float across a vibrant field of color and movement, suggesting not a snare, but a net of thoughts, emotions, and the human longing to grasp the ungraspable.
In natural light, the painting bursts with energetic hues – oranges, blues, purples – representing the collision between dreams and reality.
Under UV light, another dimension is revealed – glowing textures, pulsating veins of hidden intent, as if the painting’s soul is unveiled.
In darkness, phosphorescent lines emerge: a delicate, nearly invisible web – like a sensitive diagram of the mind’s effort to define freedom. Under UV light, another dimension is revealed – glowing textures, pulsating veins of hidden intent, as if the painting’s soul is unveiled.
This work speaks of the impossibility of capturing freedom – be it thought, spirit, or inspiration – but it also honors the effort itself. The "bird catcher" does not trap the birds – he only dreams he could touch them.
Artist: Janus
Title: “Bird catcher 2025”
Technique: Mixed media with ducats double gold 23 carat on canvas, fluorescent and phosphorescent elements
Size: 170 × 140 cm
Date: 2025
Janus’ “Bird catcher 2025” is not about trapping birds but about the poetic paradox of trying to capture freedom. The birds – airy, fleeting, untamed – float across a vibrant field of color and movement, suggesting not a snare, but a net of thoughts, emotions, and the human longing to grasp the ungraspable.
In natural light, the painting bursts with energetic hues – oranges, blues, purples – representing the collision between dreams and reality.
Under UV light, another dimension is revealed – glowing textures, pulsating veins of hidden intent, as if the painting’s soul is unveiled.
In darkness, phosphorescent lines emerge: a delicate, nearly invisible web – like a sensitive diagram of the mind’s effort to define freedom. Under UV light, another dimension is revealed – glowing textures, pulsating veins of hidden intent, as if the painting’s soul is unveiled.
This work speaks of the impossibility of capturing freedom – be it thought, spirit, or inspiration – but it also honors the effort itself. The "bird catcher" does not trap the birds – he only dreams he could touch them.