The Loneliness of New Year’s Companions

Description

The Loneliness of New Year’s Companions

Medium: Acrylic on Cotton Fabric (Hand-painted T-shirt)
Artist: ArNoUx (Susana Avellán)
Year: 2025
Collection: German Expressionist Figurative Series

Curatorial Statement:
The Loneliness of New Year’s Companions reflects the quiet sadness that visits many souls at the turn of the year — the emotional stillness that contrasts with the noise of celebration. Within the layered strokes and splashes of color, ArNoUx captures the raw solitude of those who, while surrounded by animals or silence, find peace in the gentle presence of their non-human friends.

The figure’s face, painted in spectral tones, emerges from chaos like a ghostly memory. A subtle outline of a duck — humble and symbolic — rests below, representing innocence and loyal companionship. The surrounding abstract gestures evoke the crowded yet disconnected energy of New York during the festive season, where the light of the city meets the shadow of human melancholy.

This piece is not merely about sadness — it is about emotional survival, the spiritual alliance between humans and their creatures, and the expression of love that persists even in solitude.