"Broken hourglass"

"𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀"
25.5" X 34"
Mixed media, collage on canvas
(Acrylic, oil, charcoal, graphite, grout, cardboard, paper, nails, staple, tape, wood glue)

This was an effort to transform poetry into forms and shapes—to turn the ear into an eye.
To quote Leonardo da Vinci,
'Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.'

Collaged on is a verse from a poem written by Jupiter,
my client for this commissioned painting:
"I will keep breaking hourglasses
until no memory
slips away."

—

"Time's immortality is fragile.
I will keep breaking hourglasses,
collecting shards and scattered sands,
until my pocket overflows,
until no memory slips away."
- Broken Hourglass by Jupiter