Laziness Comes In Vain

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Acrylic on Canvas

2025

For this piece, I expanded on my personal liabilities, laziness, and indolence by transforming them into a situational representation. The setting is a small oasis in the middle of a desert where I am stranded. The coconut symbolizes my mind, while the coconut water represents my soul, carelessly spilling away. The figure depicted reaches out in desperation to quench his thirst, but the very essence that could save him slips away due to his own inaction. This moment captures the irony of self-sabotage and the realization that my own passivity drains what keeps me alive.

Personal burdens often lean toward darker aesthetics, yet I deliberately embraced a bright, almost playful palette. By contrasting the lively colors and surreal tone with the underlying heaviness of the theme, I aimed to convey that even seemingly lighthearted visuals can embody profound emotional truths.

Medium:

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Size(W/H/D):

20"x15.8"x0.75"

20"x15.8"x0.75"

YEAR:

2025

Role:

Solo (100%). I handled concept, making, and final decisions.

Solo (100%). I handled concept, making, and final decisions.

Instructor feedback was advisory only; no direct creative or production involvement.

Instructor feedback was advisory only; no direct creative or production involvement.

TAG:

Drawing, Surrealism, Symbolism, Metamorphosis

©2025 SEON LEE

©2025 SEON LEE

©2025 SEON LEE