'The Ancient Paths to Heaven' by Marlies Schweyer
The Ancient Paths to Heaven, 2025
Acrylic and oil on canvas
40 x 50 cm
Visually and conceptually, the piece connects ancient symbolism with a contemporary sense of dislocation and urgency. It suggests that the path to heaven has never been linear — it loops,
fractures, and reforms, shaped by both memory and imagination. The symbols in the painting don’t offer solutions; instead, they open a space for contemplation — of what we’re really searching for, and what we might be losing along the way.
Perhaps the question is not whether heaven exists, but why we need it to. In that sense, Ancient Paths to Heaven reflects the paradox: that our desire to reach upward may also disconnect us
from what is already here. -Marlies Schweyer
contact: info@carlotaoyarzun.com
The Ancient Paths to Heaven, 2025
Acrylic and oil on canvas
40 x 50 cm
Visually and conceptually, the piece connects ancient symbolism with a contemporary sense of dislocation and urgency. It suggests that the path to heaven has never been linear — it loops,
fractures, and reforms, shaped by both memory and imagination. The symbols in the painting don’t offer solutions; instead, they open a space for contemplation — of what we’re really searching for, and what we might be losing along the way.
Perhaps the question is not whether heaven exists, but why we need it to. In that sense, Ancient Paths to Heaven reflects the paradox: that our desire to reach upward may also disconnect us
from what is already here. -Marlies Schweyer
contact: info@carlotaoyarzun.com
The Ancient Paths to Heaven, 2025
Acrylic and oil on canvas
40 x 50 cm
Visually and conceptually, the piece connects ancient symbolism with a contemporary sense of dislocation and urgency. It suggests that the path to heaven has never been linear — it loops,
fractures, and reforms, shaped by both memory and imagination. The symbols in the painting don’t offer solutions; instead, they open a space for contemplation — of what we’re really searching for, and what we might be losing along the way.
Perhaps the question is not whether heaven exists, but why we need it to. In that sense, Ancient Paths to Heaven reflects the paradox: that our desire to reach upward may also disconnect us
from what is already here. -Marlies Schweyer
contact: info@carlotaoyarzun.com
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