036. Time Draws the Face by Domstad Rudie

About "036. Time Draws the Face"

by Domstad Rudie

About the artwork

In this digital artwork, we see an elderly figure, powerfully set against a plain, almost otherworldly blue background. The simplicity of the flat backdrop enhances the intensity of the facial features: deep lines, lived-in eyes, a mouth that seems to want to speak but also knows silence. It is not a portrait that wants to flatter; it is a portrait that tells the truth.

The artist draws with hard outlines and distinct colours, allowing emotion to emerge unfiltered. The grey hair meanders like traces of memories, and each wrinkle is a page from a book that was never written but can always be read. The brown jacket and green jumper evoke a sense of earthiness, as if this figure remains rooted in reality, despite the floating blue that surrounds everything.

What touches us is the gaze: not triumphant, not broken, but inquisitive, as if time itself is being questioned. This work speaks of dignity in impermanence. It suggests that old age is not the end, but a collection of moments, experiences and stories etched into the skin.

The digital technique - flat colour areas, clean lines - contrasts with the human subject matter. Yet that is precisely where the poetry arises: the digital captures the analogue, the intangible of a life.

Thus, this work shows us how art not only depicts a face, but summarises an entire history in a single glance.

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Finished on: 23 November 2021