Prismatic Self-Portrait

Prismatic Self-Portrait. Oil paint on paper over gesso.
Prismatic Self-Portrait

This somewhat disturbing image suggests a face that is fractured and not fully revealed. Overall, the faint central portrait emerges in a way that seems both fragmented and prismatic, even as the head points to a human presence. What stands out is how the unfocused gaze does not achieve a balance between portraiture and abstraction because its expression is shockingly off.

 

 

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