About the Artwork

His Timeline Part II: A Visual Essay on the Loneliness Epidemic

This piece reimagines a one night encounter through the quiet tragedy found in classical art. The scene mirrors the emotional divide seen in old master compositions, where two figures share a room but not a reality. The man sits awake in the warm spill of lamplight, held in the stillness of a night that felt temporary even while it was unfolding. Across the room, the woman rests in soft shadow, present yet already fading into distance. Together, they form a silent tableau of closeness without connection.

At its core, the work examines the hollowness that lingers after repeated empty encounters. The man senses his faith in women slipping, convinced that others are the cause of his disillusionment. Yet the truth sits quietly with him: he is not losing hope because of them, he is fracturing himself through choices he refuses to confront. The painting captures that fragile instant of recognition, the private realisation he will never voice, even to himself.