Tethered Beneath the Bloom

forbidden knowledge

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Oil painting 'Tethered Beneath the Bloom' by Joey Embers

In Tethered Beneath the Bloom, a surreal landscape unfolds between beauty and unease. A house—off-balance, almost reluctant—rests beneath a flowering tree whose trunk twists like a secret. The tree blooms on one side and bares its branches on the other, creating a quiet asymmetry that hints at transformation, loss, or something withheld. A single fruit hangs in suspension—ripe, radiant, and not entirely welcoming.

The subtitle, Forbidden Knowledge, evokes mythic echoes—of temptation, awakening, and the weight of knowing. But this work turns away from moral judgment. Instead, it lingers in the space just before clarity arrives—where understanding is possible, but still heavy with consequence.

At first glance, the bare branches resemble cracks in the sky—suggesting fracture or damage. But on closer inspection, the “break” is part of the living form. What seems broken is actually organic. The slanted house, the blooming half-tree, the suspended fruit—each invites the viewer to consider the tension between shelter and exposure, between safety and truth.

This is not a painting about sin.
It is about what happens after you learn something that changes you—and how, sometimes, we remain tethered to beauty even when it holds us in place.

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Title: Tethered Beneath the Bloom
Artist: Joey Embers
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 24" x 48"
Price: $2,600