$275.00
Materiel: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 20″ W x 24″ H
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Presence in Pieces explores identity as a layered and evolving construct rather than a fixed image. The face emerges through intersecting planes of color and line, suggesting that the self is assembled from fragments of experience, memory, emotion, and perception. Rather than portraying a likeness, the work seeks to capture an inner presence, one shaped by contradiction, resilience, and quiet introspection.
The profile in the Presence in Pieces is both contained and expansive, held together by bold contours while simultaneously dissolving into surrounding shapes. Color functions as emotional language: warm tones evoke vitality and vulnerability, while cooler hues introduce reflection and restraint. The eye, simplified and inward-looking, anchors the composition as a point of consciousness rather than observation.
Presence in Pieces invites the viewer to consider identity as something fluid and multifaceted—constructed, deconstructed, and continuously redefined. It is not about how we are seen, but about how we experience ourselves from within.
This work operates within the tradition of modern psychological portraiture, where form is subordinated to inner truth. The fragmented geometry suggests a mind in constant negotiation with itself, while the strong linear outlines act as stabilizing forces against emotional complexity.
The interplay between rigid structure and organic curvature reflects the tension between control and vulnerability. By breaking the face into chromatic planes, the artist challenges conventional portraiture and replaces representation with introspection. The result is a portrait that feels simultaneously intimate and universal—an exploration of inner architecture rather than external identity.
Contemporary figurative abstraction
Psychological and symbolic expressionism
Cubist-influenced portraiture
Bold line work combined with emotional color fields
The composition is structured around a dominant profile, divided by a network of geometric forms. Vertical and horizontal color blocks intersect with curved facial contours, creating rhythm and tension. The eye serves as the focal point, grounding the viewer amid the visual fragmentation. Balance is achieved through color harmony rather than symmetry, reinforcing the idea of an identity held together by emotional coherence rather than order.
Pablo Picasso – Cubist fragmentation and psychological portraiture
Fernand Léger – bold color planes and formal clarity
