Hey Hive fam! ✨
I hope you’re all thriving and finding your flow! Today, I’m diving into another piece from my daily art journey—a series where I revisit works I created back in the day and reflect on them with fresh eyes. Let me introduce “Golds”, an abstract artwork from March 2, 2021.
For those of you catching up, this series is all about blending my art with thoughts and essays inspired by it—because what’s art without some soul-searching, right?
This piece, like many in this series, leans heavily into abstraction. The interplay of gold, black, and blue really grabs me now, just as it did back then. When I sit with it, I see a wild, untamed forest brimming with golden leaves, with a fluid, almost ink-like black substance weaving its way beneath.
Art is open to interpretation, but the first thought that popped into my mind while revisiting this was the iconic quote:
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“When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realize that one cannot eat money.”
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This piece now feels like a meditation on humanity’s obsession with material wealth and the cost of that pursuit. The gilded gold we chase blinds us to the richness we already have—our forests, waters, and skies. Instead of embracing these treasures, we strip them away, chasing artificial wealth that ultimately fails to bring true happiness or fulfillment.
Reflecting on this, I’ve been thinking about how, over the last few decades, many of us have left behind the simplicity of our roots—our hometowns, villages, small cities—to chase a so-called "better life" in urban sprawls. We traded land for apartments, lush greenery for concrete, and true wealth for pennies.
Some of the wisest people I know are turning back to their roots. They’re leaving the rat race and reclaiming what matters—land, self-sufficiency, and connection with nature. Imagine raising your family in a space where trees, clean air, and peace are your everyday companions. There’s nothing like it, in my opinion.
Of course, I made “Golds” in Blender (my go-to back then, before AI tools exploded onto the scene). It’s funny how this philosophical layer wasn’t on my mind at all when I created it. Back then, it was just colors and forms—but now, looking back with all my life experiences since then, the art speaks volumes in ways I didn’t expect.
So, Hive fam, I’d love to hear your thoughts:
Let’s chat in the comments! ❤️
As always, thanks for stopping by and sharing this journey with me. Much love, fam! 💫
Catch you in the next one, Miroslav IV.