The Recruits

Status: in private collection Technique: mixed media Description: The Recruits captures four young figures in uniform, faces steady but eyes weighed with a quiet, complex gravity. Their green military attire unifies them as a group, yet each face tells its own story—of readiness, reluctance, defiance, or fear. The deep orange-red backdrop evokes tension: is it the glow of a rising sun, or the echo of something burning? This piece doesn't glorify or condemn—it simply observes. The figures stand still, not in parade formation but in emotional suspension, as if waiting for orders that may never come or already have. It’s a portrait of youth on the edge of transformation, where identity meets duty, and individuality contends with uniformity.