Deprivation

A woman with closed eyes. Folded hands.
A swallow rises from her shoulder—but dies in her hand.

“Deprivation” (1985) is a visual meditation on transformation. In this work, Maria Angela visualizes the shift from pure desire to creative life force. What begins as desire ends as creation. What dies gives new life—on a different level.

The woman in the middle is not a victim, but a channel.
Through control and inner peace she transcends earthly impulses.
The work shows that true growth does not come without loss—and that sacrifice is sometimes the key to higher consciousness.

A powerful, spiritually charged painting that speaks of discipline, inner strength and the alchemy of being human.