Intense female face partly hidden behind thick layers of paint in deep reds, ochres and earthy browns. The texture is rich and irregular, almost like dried clay or cracked stone, giving the portrait a tangible, almost sculptural quality. The gaze of the one eye made visible is piercing, melancholic and full of story.
What is particularly striking is the contrast between the smoothly painted elements such as the eye and lips, and the rough, grainy paint that lies over the face like a mask or landscape. As if the woman partially emerges from a past or inner world, caught in layers of memory and emotion.
The predominantly red colours give the work a fiery intensity, but also something of pain or passion. The face appears partly burnt, partly shrouded in power. This tension between fragility and fervour makes the work particularly layered and expressive.
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