7.5 Hours of Sátántangó is Not Enough to Wait for You

Measuring 100 × 80 cm, 7.5 Hours of Sátántangó is Not Enough to Wait for You was a vital component of my Dreamy Softness collection. Rendered in oil on primed canvas, this painting features an expressive, vibrant depiction of pink cows moving through a bold green landscape. Visually, it is a direct nod to the legendary Hungarian director Béla Tarr and the famous, agonizingly long scene of cows emerging from a barn in his 7.5-hour cinematic masterpiece, Sátántangó. However, in this personal context, I subvert Tarr's bleak realism into a sarcastic commentary on the exhausting agony of romantic waiting. By capturing these heavy, slow-moving animals through the rich texture of oil paint, I mimic the psychological passage of time - mocking the sheer duration of a legendary art-house film to measure the even heavier, agonizing weight of waiting for the person I love.

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 100 × 80 cm (W × H)
Year: 2024
Availability: Available for sale
Ready to hang: Yes