This artwork brings together hyper-realistic detail and expressive abstraction in a bold, modern composition. The woman's face is partly visible and partly covered by powerful, directional paint strokes in shades of black, white and grey. This creates a play between light and shadow, between visible and hidden.
The intense gaze, soft skin tones and imperfect textures give the work both vulnerability and strength. The combination of paint textures and photorealism creates a unique, timeless work of art that immediately attracts attention in any space: elegant and mysterious.
Carla van Iersel lives and works in the Netherlands. She photographs, paints, draws, and creates digital illustrations. Her images are often a mix of these techniques, resulting in unique artworks, such as photos with drawn elements or paintings with a digital touch. Carla's oeuvre includes.. Read more…