A mixed-media illustration on a black background with symbolic elements like a winged W, candle I, hand R, coffee D, masks A, tree T, scissors, and torn newspaper.

A mixed-media art composition inspired by William Kentridge’s style. The artwork is vertical (portrait orientation) with a black, textured background symbolizing darkness, history, and memory. The scene is divided into three zones: Top (hope and movement): glowing white and ochre symbols — a pair of abstract wings shaped like the letter “W”, a single candle with the flame forming an “I”, and an old film projector whose light beam subtly hides an “E”. Middle (human and everyday life): a hand with palm lines forming an “R”, a coffee cup showing a hidden “D” in its circular opening, and a theater mask whose eye openings suggest an “A”. Bottom (past and roots): a bare tree with roots shaped like a “T”, an open pair of scissors hinting at a “K”, and torn newspaper fragments containing an “E” in their text lines. All elements are softly glowing or drawn in chalk, charcoal, and collage style, with overlapping textures and traces of erasure — expressive, imperfect, symbolic. Thin white lines connect the symbols like light trails or memories linking the past and present. The overall tone is emotional, poetic, and inspired by Kentridge’s animations and drawings, but without depicting any person. See more