Lire les signes du temps , by Erik Pevernagie, oil on canvas,,(100 x 80 cm)

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. We need many eyes to understand. Genius seculi. Zeitgeist. Painting is also reading the spirit of the time, grasping the characteristic outlook of a generation, sensing and appreciating the flavour of a period, trying to define the taste, the smell and the atmosphere of our current society, identifying the intellectual and cultural climate, decoding specific events, which allows us to be aware…