Thought sundown

“Thought Sundown” plays with the deconstruction of the face and the multiplicity of perception. The image is broken into layers: three canvases are superimposed on a main base, each showing fragments of a face — a vivid, hypnotic eye, the curve of a nose, a sharp, glowing smile. Primary colors — red, blue, yellow — clash in energetic contrast, creating visual tension.

The eye, central in both vision and meaning, reflects a light that feels like an inner sunset — a thought fading or igniting at dusk. The raised canvases add depth and disrupt the linear reading, evoking fragmented thoughts and shifting identity. This is not a static portrait — it reshapes itself in the viewer’s gaze, like emotions and memories that flicker as the day ends.

Artwork Information

Series
Polyptych

Year
2023

Materials
acrylic different layers of canvas

Dimensions
76 x 103 cm

Category
Contemporary portrait

Location
Milano, Italy

Links
saatchiart.com

Notes
“Thought Sundown” plays with the deconstruction of the face and the multiplicity of perception. The image is broken into layers: three canvases are superimposed on a main base, each showing fragments of a face — a vivid, hypnotic eye, the curve of a nose, a sharp, glowing smile.

Themes
Portraiture, Fragmentation, Color, blue eyes