“The Storm” – 16×24 Framed Print Of Painting By Jeffrey Wiener, 1990

Color print, 16″ x 24″, matted with black metal frame.

“The Storm” was a painting I started at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the late 1980’s. It was inspired by a dream I had, where naked, cold tortured souls were writhing in agony at their loneliness and inability to touch one another. Each person was isolated on a small island of their own making, which I imagined as trees that had been chopped down, leaving stumps that became small islands, surrounded by rising seas, with a large, frightening storm coming.

I developed this series of surrealistic drawings, paintings and animations over the course of 40 years. I consider these works my most vivid day dreams, nightmares, and fevered visions. The works reflect the yearnings of my over-passionate soul: my fears for myself and my children, my neighbors and strangers, and all of the anxieties I have for this planet I call home.

This print features a scratch-resistant acrylic insert. Comes ready to hang. Wipe clean with a damp cloth.