Jour balte 1992

Pierre Alechinsky created "Jour balte" using ink and acrylics, a striking piece with a central blue field bordered by smaller, contrasting drawings. The blue evokes a night sky, punctuated by what could be stars or perhaps the glint of light on a watery surface, while the borders hold figures reminiscent of primal forms—limbs, torsos, perhaps even hints of faces caught in the act of dreaming or transformation. These figures call to mind the ancient tradition of marginalia found in illuminated manuscripts, where the edges of sacred texts teem with life beyond the written word. Consider the persistence of these archetypal forms, the body fragmented and rearranged. Like the restless figures in Hieronymus Bosch’s visions, these elements carry with them echoes of our collective unconscious, surfacing again and again across centuries and cultures. The electric energy, the visceral intensity of these images, reminds us that art is not just about seeing, but about feeling—about tapping into the primal currents that flow beneath the surface of our consciousness. Thus, motifs resurface through history in an eternal, cyclical return.