Abrahams’ work is informed by his enthusiasm for Chagall, Picasso, and Miro, and his ongoing interest in “Outsider Art” (Art Brut). He has observed that he enjoys ‘combining spontaneity and playfulness with exploring deeper aspects of the unconscious. […] fascinated with both unwrapping the mysterious and reinventing child-like expressiveness. Central to this process is the art of “letting go”'.

Many of these qualities are brought to play in this monumental self-portrait with its bold red, white and blue palette and areas of Sgraffito (the process of scratching through a surface to reveal the colours underneath). The message ‘Goes Quick’ tattooed onto the upraised arms suggests the transience of life.