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yvesbroeckx.bsky.social @yvesbroeckx.bsky.social

I G R A S P O F S H A D O W S I A hand reaching, not for something, but from something. A silent scream in gesture, a plea caught in charcoal and ash. - The Asylum Art - Art and words by Yves #Art #Expressionism #Monochrome #hand #grasp #complexptsd #cptsd #blueskyart #blackandwhite #b&w

Grasp of Shadows explores the tension between vulnerability and defiance. Rendered in raw charcoal lines and muted tones, the hand seems to emerge from a void, its twisted fingers caught between release and resistance. The piece captures the essence of struggle — a human instinct to reach, to hold, even when what we grasp is nothing but the weight of our own shadows. Art copyright ©Yves Broeckx This is digitally created art concept and execution by Yves
aug 22, 2025, 12:22 am • 212 12

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Alexandre @yarnsz.bsky.social

This image says so much... 😞

aug 22, 2025, 1:35 am • 2 0 • view
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yvesbroeckx.bsky.social @yvesbroeckx.bsky.social

Yes, there’s a lot of feeling that went into it… thank you for your message

aug 22, 2025, 11:25 am • 1 0 • view
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Martin Rayner @martinrayner.bsky.social

Not hard to intimate the aggrieved, suffering figure this hand belongs to.

aug 22, 2025, 10:35 am • 1 0 • view
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yvesbroeckx.bsky.social @yvesbroeckx.bsky.social

Thank you for your words. I’m glad my Drawing can concert my feelings..

aug 22, 2025, 11:27 am • 0 0 • view
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Tumlu @tumlu.bsky.social

🔥

aug 22, 2025, 3:25 am • 2 0 • view
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yvesbroeckx.bsky.social @yvesbroeckx.bsky.social

Thank you

aug 22, 2025, 11:26 am • 1 0 • view
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LaLa-G 🎶 @lalagee.bsky.social

The hand rises up from the deep hole of despair that entraps it, The desperate yet futile attempt to escape the darkness that has him prisoner.

aug 27, 2025, 11:30 pm • 1 0 • view
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yvesbroeckx.bsky.social @yvesbroeckx.bsky.social

Thank you for your words that say exactly what it feels like. Thank you

aug 28, 2025, 10:26 am • 0 0 • view
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Luis Cordoba Photographer @luiscordoba.bsky.social

Love it! @yvesbroeckx.bsky.social

aug 22, 2025, 2:25 pm • 1 0 • view
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yvesbroeckx.bsky.social @yvesbroeckx.bsky.social

Thank you

aug 22, 2025, 4:43 pm • 0 0 • view
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Crash @orsub97007.bsky.social

I think this person has lost hope that his outreached hand will grasp anything that could save him. His will draining, his fingers begin to curl as muscles contract against his agony. In a moment, accomplishing nothing useful, his arm will sucumb to gravity and conscioussness receed to oblivion.

aug 22, 2025, 12:31 am • 1 0 • view
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yvesbroeckx.bsky.social @yvesbroeckx.bsky.social

Perfect description of how I’m feeling. I’m glad my image convers the message… thank you for your words

aug 22, 2025, 11:24 am • 1 0 • view
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Crash @orsub97007.bsky.social

Hang in there, friend.

aug 22, 2025, 1:24 pm • 1 0 • view
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yvesbroeckx.bsky.social @yvesbroeckx.bsky.social

Thank you my friend

aug 22, 2025, 4:43 pm • 1 0 • view