Painting description

The painting is full of intense colours, dominated by oranges and yellows interspersed with browns. See how these colours create an almost industrial landscape – bridges, viaducts, buildings float in an intricate composition. All of this gives the impression of movement and chaos. Do you see this train rushing as if straight from the clouds? It's dynamic, you would say! The atmosphere is vibrant, yet melancholic. This city, although full of energy, seems to be frozen in time. The artist uses colour mixing techniques and expressive brushstrokes here. You can almost feel his struggle with the material. Looking at the figure placed at the bottom of the painting, you can feel sadness and alienation. A small person in a big city? The world is not always cheerful, this painting tells us. I think about the uncertainty that urbanisation brings. I wonder what the artist wanted to say by this. A child could write: This train looks like it's flying in the clouds! And you? Imagination conjures up various visions. The image evokes emotions, sometimes sadness, sometimes nostalgia. Don't you sometimes feel the turmoil of the city that never sleeps?