Timeless Stretched

Canvas Print 0.75 inch Deep
 
This poignant painting, created by an incarcerated individual, vividly explores the theme of time and its passage within confinement. The artwork features a broken clock, its yellow face shattered into pieces, revealing the intricate gears and mechanisms inside.
 
The hands of the clock are partially detached, symbolizing a disruption in the normal flow of time. The background is predominantly black, accentuating the bright yellow fragments of the clock. Pieces of the clock face are scattered, some showing the numbers 12 and 3, while others are adorned with swirling patterns, adding a surreal touch to the piece.
 
The wall behind the clock is depicted with a tiled pattern, and tally marks are etched into one of the tiles, emphasizing the slow, methodical tracking of time by the incarcerated. The use of vivid yellow against a dark background creates a striking contrast, highlighting the broken clock as a central metaphor for the fractured experience of time in prison.
 
This painting powerfully conveys the feelings of stagnation, loss, and the relentless, measured progression of days that characterize life behind bars.