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An embrace from Mother Earth. A painting about protection, transformation and the mysterious forces that hold us together.

Sometimes we need to feel that something greater than ourselves is watching over us. A protective presence, a shelter from the storms of life, a reminder that we are not alone.

The Given is a large original abstract oil painting inspired by Gaia, the ancient personification of Mother Earth, and the medieval Schutzmantelmadonna, the Madonna of the Protective Cloak, whose outstretched mantle offers shelter and protection.

This painting began during a difficult and deeply personal period in my life. I felt the need to create my own protective figure, a presence that could hold and shelter me. That was the beginning of a journey that lasted two years.

I returned to the canvas again and again, painting, questioning, changing and allowing the figure to emerge gradually. Eventually, she appeared. And within her, the world itself seems to turn.

My abstract paintings begin with a feeling, an intuition, something that comes from deep within. I rarely know exactly where a painting will lead. Instead, I work through colour, form and movement, searching for a balance in which everything comes together to create a harmonious whole.

Inspired by mythology, animism and my belief that the Earth is a living being, The Given explores the relationship between the human and the divine, the visible and the invisible, vulnerability and strength.

She is at once a goddess, a mother, a protector and a world of her own.

A painting about the gift of life, the need for connection and the beauty of being held.

With its generous scale and richly layered composition, The Given creates a powerful presence in a room. It invites contemplation, conversation and the discovery of new stories each time you look.

Artwork details

• Title: The Given (Gaia, Mother Earth)

• Original artwork: One of a kind

• Medium: Oil on European linen canvas

• Dimensions: 110 × 100 cm (height × width)

• Presentation: Unframed, with hand-nailed canvas edges

• Style: Contemporary abstract, symbolic and expressionist painting

• Inspiration: Gaia, Mother Earth, mythology and the Schutzmantelmadonna

• Artist: Sibylle Laubscher

• Collection: Inner Eye Abstractions

• Created: Entirely by hand in Switzerland

I prepare my European linen canvases myself, stretching and priming them before beginning the painting. The carefully finished, nailed edges are part of the character of the original artwork.

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