Submissive sheep

Year of creation: 2020

Dimensions: 45 x 79 cm

Technique: Oil on canvas

This is the first piece from a diptych exploring the symbolism of sacrifice. The sheep is one of the significant animals in the context of human beliefs and symbolism. It has accompanied humans for many millennia. Vulnerability, trust, and loyalty to humans – these qualities give the sheep immense importance in the religions and cultures of various peoples around the world. This painting symbolizes trust and sacrifice, which humans can sometimes exploit. A person is capable of using sincerity and openness as a convenient seat, as an attribute of pleasure, forgetting the sacred nature of sacrifice.