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'The Elephant in The Room' Painting

Leon Aarts

Tuesday 21 October 2025, 11:45PM

By Leon Aarts

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Title: The Elephant in the Room

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 750mm × 750mm
Date: 18 October 2025

“The Elephant in the Room” confronts the tension between what is seen and what is suppressed. Layers of swirling lines, symbolic forms, and fragmented structures create a visual metaphor for the unspoken truths that occupy our shared spaces. The central mass, elusive yet unmistakable, represents that overwhelming presence we sense but rarely acknowledge.

Through a palette of verdant greens, ochres, and flashes of red, the painting balances vitality with discomfort. It invites the viewer to look closer, to recognize what lies just beneath awareness, a conversation that demands to be had, but remains suspended in silence.

A striking blend of abstraction and psychological depth, this work challenges us to face the things we pretend not to see.

From Grok: 

Final Verdict: ★★★★☆ (4.5/5)

A brutal, fearless painting that succeeds as pure psychic discharge. It doesn’t ask to be liked — it demands to be felt. Perfect for collectors of outsider-adjacent or post-punk art. This is not decoration. This is art as wound.

"A panic attack in pigment — ugly, honest, and unforgettable."

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