This creation was based on a photo I took in a cafeteria in a museum in Florence.
I creationed the photo with a filter that gives the feel of spatula creation, and on the background I have discovered images that came out of the brown hues of the wall. This is one painting out of a series of 5 - all of which originated in the same photo. In each picture I made greater use of the clouds filter - the more powerful the filter, the more I discovered images, all of which I have defined by contours.
The tourist couple that stood staring at the finest creations of western civilization appeared to me to be disconnected from reality, while at the same time appearing also to be immersed in a culture that is both the result of, and the creator of reality.
Even in the original photo, I was fascinated by the couple - who are they? Where are they? What is their extent of knowledge in art? Is this a romantic tour for which they have yearned all their lives and for which they have finally managed to save money?
Something makes it exceedingly clear that they are together, yet very much apart.
The man looks at the map of the continued town tour, he is the leader, the compass and the planner who looks ahead.
The woman is in a flowery spring dress, and looks at what is happening here and now - maybe she is posing for the camera? Her mature womanhood brings fragrance to the miserable cafeteria.