The last man

"The last man" is the second artwork of the Antithesis collection and it depicts a story of solitude, agony, sorrow, and a future long forgotten. The subject is holding bright red roses and a melting clock, inspired by Salvador Dali, as Dawn Adès wrote, "The soft watches are an unconscious symbol of the relativity of space and time, a Surrealist meditation on the collapse of our notions of a fixed cosmic order". The flowers may appear to be a romantic symbol, as the subject is in love with his nature and limitation, however, their purpose turns to be changed as he climbed the stairs high enough, turning into a symbol of beauty for a body that's decomposing as it's climbing higher and higher. The only spectator is the moon, as it is watching him curious as to whether he'd climb more stairs or give up on his pursue. As for last, the burning note on the right top of the corner is a poem by William Blake that says : "My mother groaned, my father wept, Into the dangerous world I leapt; Helpless, naked, piping loud, Like a fiend hid in a cloud. Struggling in my father's hands, Striving against my swaddling bands, Bound and weary, I thought best To sulk upon my mother's breast. "