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Tree of Success

This painting invites the viewer to reflect on the complexities of ambition, identity, and the consequences of navigating a cutthroat environment, prompting questions about personal values, authenticity, and the nature of success.

It's a visual allegory of the pursuit of success and the relentless climb to the top in a competitive business environment, the need for adaptability and the lengths people go to in order to fit in or stand out in the corporate landscape.

It's an attempt to comment on how individuals can lose their true selves while trying to conform to corporate expectations or societal pressures, potentially sacrificing their values and identity for success. It aims to act as a critique of corporate culture - or any culture- where excessive adaptation can lead to moral or ethical compromises and individuals may feel pressured to constantly adapt and compete, often to their detriment.

Finally it means to show how unchecked ambition can lead to tragic outcomes.

A combination of digital painting, found photography, visual montage and AI

Theo Chronis, 2024