Is success possible without failure? Maybe. But I’d say the chances are about 0.000001%. Still, in most societies, failure is seen as a flaw – something negative.

But life tells a different story:
Most success is the result of countless attempts, mixed with randomness. That’s how we humans evolved. That’s how Edison invented the light bulb. Ask any entrepreneur. Ask any artist. Failure and success are like two sides of the same coin – the coin of life. Usually, we try to hide our failures and only show our successes. So I decided to do the opposite. I worked on this painting for days. I had a clear vision in my mind – but it just didn’t work out. I kept adding paint, time, and effort (hello, sunk cost fallacy!), But I couldn’t create the harmony I was aiming for. I even thought about throwing it away. But maybe it still has value – By learning to accept it, and more than that: By showing it.

As a reminder that failure is a natural, essential part of being human.

Year: 2025
Technique: Acrylic paint on art paper
Size (W x H): 100 x 70 cm | 39.37 x 27.56 inches

Our current understanding of science — and the beauty of science is that it’s always open to revision — tells us this: Every thought and image in our mind is the result of electrochemical processes. Tiny sparks of light, flashing in complete darkness. But even this idea... is just another image. Another tiny spark.

The real question is:
Who is seeing these images?
But be careful — this question cannot be answered with another thought, or another image.
The answer lies beyond the duality of the observed and the observer - beyond thinking.

Year: 2025
Technique: Acrylic paint on art paper
Size (W x H): 29,7 x 42,0 cm | 11.7 x 16.5 inches

When we try to understand the origins of our universe, we quickly reach the limits of what can be explained. We grasp for something tangible, and the idea of a "Big Bang" as the foundation of existence seems fitting. It’s a concept we can visualize in our minds. However, if we go back just one millisecond before the Big Bang, all explanatory models fail. Everything—our world, our thoughts—results from that state before the Big Bang (if we follow this narrative). But we don't need to go back millions of years to connect with emptiness. It’s enough to question the origin of our most recent thought.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 100 x 70 cm | 39.37 x 27.56 inches

In every moment of birth, the whole of history and the future come together.

We often think of birth only as the moment a baby is born. But in truth, every moment carries the power of birth.

We don’t notice this, because our minds are usually busy with memories of the past or dreams of the future—colored by hope, fear, or both.

This constant thinking can take away our happiness and our inner freedom—both of which can only live in the present moment.

With some practice, we can learn to let go of our thoughts, the past, and the future.

Then we can feel a deep sense of inner freedom—as if we are born anew.

Year: 2025
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas
Size (W x H): 80 x 100 cm | 31.50 x 39.37 inches

I feel miserable. I feel great. I feel sad. I feel...
We are constantly swayed by these feelings, often fleeing from the negative ones and desiring the positive ones—which can ironically make us feel even worse. So often, we create a divide between what is and what should be.
Some philosophical traditions address this dilemma by asking a single question: “Who am I?” At first, we might respond dismissively, “What a strange question. I am this, I am that, and so on…” But by examining this question closely, we begin to see that there is no concrete, permanent “I” to be found. It’s simply a bundle of thoughts. And without an “I,” who is there to feel miserable, great, sad, and so on?

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 50 x 70 cm | 19.7 x 27.6 inches

We are the result of countless random events. Our mom met our dad, our grandfather survived a childhood pneumonia, and our great-grandmother … just to name a few simple stories. Our bodies and minds are shaped by pure chance.

With some luck, we might encounter a profound thought that suggests we observe all the thoughts that arise, including the thought itself. Our thoughts significantly influence our happiness and unhappiness. With even more luck, this thought can evolve and strengthen, motivating us to practice and eventually guide us to its very source.

Interestingly, this source is always present but often obscured by our constant thinking. Discover yourself and find the empty space between the random arrangements of thoughts.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

Most of the time, we live within a very superficial layer of perception. It’s based on what we notice with our senses. We categorize and react according to our past experiences and genetic tendencies. We tend to see things that fit familiar patterns.

Then, there’s a layer of reflection. We think about what we see, what we feel, and about the world around us.

With some practice, we start to notice ourselves thinking about the world, and a question arises: Who is the thinker? We realize that one thought can "see" another thought.

With even more practice, we become aware of our own awareness. From time to time, we manage to rest in pure consciousness.

And with enough luck, and continued practice, we may remain in that state of pure consciousness—what we truly are, only covered by the layers of perception described before..

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

By focusing on one color, that color becomes the dominant thought in that moment. It is the only thing that exists in that instant. This is how we perceive the world—through fragments and thoughts that capture our attention. You can take this further and ask: Where is the rest of the world in that moment? And once you are able to stop thinking altogether: Where is the world at all? What remains is a beautiful emptiness beyond imagination, as imagination would be just another thought. Enjoy.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

Amidst all the usual thoughts —

"Should I change my job?"

"My damn back hurts."

"I forgot the groceries..."

— sometimes, one thought appears that feels… different.

It’s brief. Like a door opening for just a second.

You don’t know where it came from, but if you're lucky, your mind catches it, stores it, and brings it back later.

It’s a thought — or maybe several — that starts reflecting on other thoughts.

It grows.

It wonders: Who is actually watching all these thoughts?

Where do they come from?

And eventually, it turns back toward itself and asks:

Who are we — the ones watching ourselves?

And in that turning, thought and thinker start to dissolve into each other.

What remains?

A beautiful, empty stillness.

Year: 2025
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas
Size (W x H): 80 x 100 cm | 31.50 x 39.37 inches

Birth of a ThoughWhere do your thoughts come from? Try to plan one. Go on — pick your next thought.

Waiting…

Still waiting?

And suddenly — “Cat!”

(Or was it “Did I change my socks this morning?”)

You didn’t really choose it, did you? It just popped in. Like a cat through an open window. Thoughts arrive uninvited, and somehow start inviting more thoughts. One leads to another, and suddenly you're mentally redecorating your childhood bedroom or arguing with an imaginary barista about oat milk.

So here's the weird part:

You can't control what shows up. But somehow... you're there, watching it all unfold. Who is that observer? And where do these strange guests — your thoughts — come from? Follow the trail. See where it leads.

You might just find the beginning.

Year: 2025
Technique: Acrylic paint on art paper
Size (W x H): 100 x 70 cm | 39.37 x 27.56 inches