“At first glance, this is a simply a charming painting of a small child reaching for her lost heart-shaped balloon, with the balloon being the one and only bright spot of color in the work. A balloon can be more than a balloon though. A balloon can be symbolic. And this balloon is heart-shaped. It can stand for our dreams, our aspirations, even for innocence or love. Has the balloon escaped, or has the child released it? Does the balloon represent something lost, or does it represent a gift being bestowed to the world? Is the child trying to reclaim her lost innocence, her lost childhood, a lost love, or has she released the balloon, asking the world to accept those things as her innocent gift?”
I got this on New Years Eve at Rose of No Mans Land in Woodbury, Minnesota by Kyle Franklin. It was absolutely perfect, and I couldn’t of asked for more.