Time for a break…
I would like to take this opportunity today to address you directly to share my recent personal decision.
It is with a poetic fusion of enthusiasm and nostalgia that I announce my intention to take a much-needed respite from the artistic scene to which you have contributed so significantly over the last few years.
I feel a compelling need to step back and extract myself from the effervescence that has characterized my recent exhibitions and the past few years. This long period of profound renewal has confronted us all with a constantly changing environment, marked by a plethora of challenges and uncertainties, but also shared joys. My deepest desire now is to give myself this reprieve so that I can better understand the impact of these changes on my emotions, my thoughts and, more broadly, on my art.
Through it, I have always sought to express my most authentic emotions and to breathe a touch of hope into every brushstroke. So today, I feel it's vital to sort out and untangle the emotions aroused by my recent exhibitions and the encounters I've had along the way, in order to reconnect with authentic, hope-filled feelings. In my future creations, I want to breathe more hope into my work, and invite you to share that hope with me.
I also have a voracious appetite for exploring unfamiliar areas, a thirst for learning and a desire to take an interest in subjects that are often neglected. I want to nurture my creativity by immersing myself in new horizons. I firmly believe that this quest for knowledge will broaden my artistic horizons and bring a new richness to my future creations.
This instinct to disappear for a while is not unrelated to the current events we face on a daily basis. The often tragic events our society has had to deal with in recent times have prompted me to reflect deeply and ask myself questions about humanity, and above all about the humanity I want to convey in my artwork.
I hope and wish that this next year will give me the opportunity to delve into the heart of these issues, to reflect on them in depth and to make the most of them.
As you will have gathered, this time of retreat will enable me to refocus on myself so that I can commit myself to my art. I hope to come back to you with a renewed perspective, new energy and inspired creations.
I would like to thank you warmly for your constant support and your precious empathy. The decision to take this break was not taken lightly, but your love and support have been an invaluable treasure on which I can rely. We have shared a world of emotions through my previous exhibitions, through my new current, through each painting shared with you and I look forward to even more stories to share with you when I return.
To immerse myself sincerely in this journey, my social networks will remain silent but you will still be able to dive in and see, and review, my various paintings, just as the website will offer.
By taking care of you, continuing to cultivate your creativity and keeping hope alive, our paths will cross again on a journey that will be more poetic than ever.
With all my gratitude and sincere affection,
Jane Gemayel.
