It is an artwork which uses a lot of brush strokes (like Van Gogh's works) to create swirls and lines. The painting has a mixture of dark purple and black and white and blue and yellow strokes (ultimately purple) that make up the background, just like its name, where it is inside a well. Along the sides there are brown strokes down and each side has another brown line branching towards the centre of the well. I believe those play the role of creepers in the well (you know, those wells with lots of roots and branches crawling down its sides). On the two 'branches', there is a green swirl on each of the branches. In the middle of the canvas, cutting across the space is a brown-colored stroke which symbolizes a vine. In the top middle part of the canvas, there are two white swirls seen.
The meaning I obtained from this painting is that it is set in the inside of a dark abandoned well, with creepers growing all inside it.
The feelings that came washing over me as I stared at the painting was this aura of mysteriousness. The dark purplish background instills an empty and mysterious feel to the canvas. I believe there is also Gestalt behind this painting, where the two white swirls look like eyes there stare back at the viewer. However, I also see a symbolism of life thanks to the green swirls, where green color and also leaves ultimately symbolize life. The green swirls lend a piece of hope as it shows that it can still continue living on in the dark, murky and creepy well.
That is all for this post on the painting that caught my eye during the trip to the National Art Gallery. Till next time, cheers!
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