Zenith of Time 

Michael Cheval created this surrealist painting, "Zenith of Time," as part of his exploration into the world of the absurd. Cheval’s work offers an escape from the mundane, as he puts it, "to see the world around us from a different angle." In this world of water, time, and mechanical innovation, the artist presents an enigmatic figure who appears to be half-human, half-fish. This character challenges our perception of identity, asking whether we are bound by societal norms or free to embody a hybrid existence. Surrounded by symbols of time's passage – running horses, a clock-face raft, and intricate gears – she seems to exist outside conventional temporal constraints. The golden cup she offers could represent a symbolic offering to the future, a question mark about the value of time itself. Cheval invites us to question the structures of time and being, suggesting that reality is as fluid and dreamlike as water.