Sorrow -Original Acrylic painting

Sorrow is a powerful abstract acrylic painting centred around the character 哀 — the Chinese and Japanese symbol for grief, sorrow, and deep sadness. Set in bold black at the heart of the composition, it stands in intense contrast to blazing reds and soft whites, symbolising emotional weight, release, and inner transformation.

This work was created towards the end of the artist's pregnancy — a time when physical exhaustion, deep emotion, and profound anticipation for new life existed all at once. Painting became an act of liberation: a space where pain and love, exhaustion and hope were allowed to exist side by side. 哀 here does not only represent sadness, but that form of sorrow from which healing, strength and new beginnings are born.

Dynamic brushstrokes, dripping paint, and layered textures make emotion not just visible — but felt. The abstract visual language intentionally leaves room for personal interpretation, inviting you to find your own feelings within the composition.

This painting speaks to all who know those quiet, deep moments of change — where endings and beginnings flow into one another.

Details:

• Original artwork — one of a kind
• Medium: Acrylic on canvas
• Size: 50 × 70 cm
• Year: 2023
• Varnished and protected
• Signed by the artist
• Ready to hang

Your original will be carefully packaged and shipped safely to you.