Mythotony 1942

Victor Brauner painted 'Mythotony' in oil, and who knows when. The lack of a hard date is perfect, because Brauner was all about playing with time and identity. I love the way the surface is smooth, almost airbrushed, yet there's something so raw about the imagery. The stacked heads on the left feel like a deconstructed portrait. That single, piercing green eye seems to see right through you, while the figure on the right with the snake, and that robe, could be a character from some ancient myth, or maybe a glimpse into his own personal cosmology. Brauner was a surrealist, obsessed with dreams, the subconscious and the occult. This piece could be seen as a conversation with artists like Giorgio de Chirico, with his dreamscapes. But with Brauner, you sense a deeper dive into the symbolic and personal, a willingness to embrace the weird and uncanny. It's a reminder that art is never about fixed meanings, but about opening up possibilities.