Self Portrait with Dreamscape
Uri Blayer’s Self Portrait with Dreamscape is the painting of the day for July 2. This piece was painted just after Uri’s accident earlier this year. He has since recovered as is back to painting the landscapes he is so loved for. He is still inspired to paint more of these “stillscape” paintings and I venture to say that these pieces will be just as sought after by his collectors as his landscapes.
Self Portrait with Dreamscape is an intense painting to say the least. It is not intended to be taken literally; it was painted to express his feelings at the time. He had been home from the hospital just a day when he began the piece. At first glance one may notice that the perspectives seem off. It was purposely done to give the painting a disoriented feel. Uri was personally in a great deal of pain and uncertain about his own future and the possibility of limited mobility. This is evident in the depiction of his legs which appear to be shrouded in a blanket. An element in this piece which I truly love is what he is holding on his lap. It is a small self portrait painted while he was in Israel and it is one of the few pieces he has kept for himself. It also appeared in “Stillscape with Titian’s Pieta” (painting of the day April 7) and Uri is planning on using it for more still life and stillscape paintings. I hope this bit of information always stays with the painting because one would have no way of knowing what is in his lap otherwise.
The piece is an original oil on muslin and measures 40″x 50″. The price is $12,000.
