Moby Dick is a work of deep symbolism. It is usually considered to share characteristics of allegory and epic. It includes references to topics as diverse as biology, idealism, hierarchy, obsession, politics, pragmatism, racism, religion and revenge.
The Pequod's crew has origins as varied as Chile, Colombia, China, Denmark, Spain, France, Holland, India, England, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Tahiti, suggesting that the Pequod is a representation of the humanity. .
In this piece, we introduce Ahab, the captain of the ship Pequod, blending into his surroundings. He is part sea, part sky, and part white demon "Moby Dick" who ripped off his leg earlier. Moby Dick represents, on the one hand, the tireless search to achieve those dreams of a life that are in the abyss of meaning, something that has absorbed part of your own life and, at the same time, is the engine that drives you and gives you meaning to your life. It is very close to what any artist faces in their growth process.
Ahab's Dream is an original 72cm wide x 92cm high acrylic on canvas made by Felix Zilinskas in his studio in Barcelona, Spain between December 2020 and January 2021.