Artchallenge #14 entry: Pure Love

This week's art challenge is another painting by Vladimir Kush. Thanks to @aksinya for the fun challenge.

Painting by Vladimir Kush.

Here is my interpretation:

Pure Love

At first glance the painting hints at a romantic scene with the wine glasses, the warm pinkish sunset with a thin crescent moon, the yacht sailing on the water, and the waterfall. However, instead of a red rose that symbolizes passionate love, the flower on the table is a lotus flower. The lotus has various meanings, including purity and the sense of transcendent beauty because the lotus flower grows out of mud but isn't tainted by the wet dirt. The man and the woman are trying to reach each other but are confined in the glasses. However they are not wearing clothes which means they are not trying to hide behind a facade but willing to show their true selves. They are holding up wine glasses themselves to toast their relationship. The lotus set between them is a sign of their purity. Once they get to know each other more they will be able to break out of the glass that separates them. The waterfall that features prominently symbolizes rejuvenation and spiritual cleansing so it suggests a hopeful future for the man and woman.