Teddy Bear

The painting depicts a scene where a teddybear with a heart pinned on it is featured alongside a heart-shaped pillbox filledwith various calming pills. Multiple hands are depicted reaching out towardsthe toy, expressing the desire to acquire and hold onto it. This symbolizes auniversal need for solace and comfort, a quest for tranquility and refuge.

The hands also allude to the philosophicalmyth of society’s adaptability in pursuit of something valuable or desired.This references a scene similar to the depiction on a famous ancient vase,where numerous hands strive to grasp a golden apple, symbolizing strength,beauty, or power.