{"id":14710,"date":"2026-11-06T00:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T23:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutygorn.com\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=14710"},"modified":"2026-11-06T00:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T23:55:50","slug":"smile-and-sway","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.dutygorn.com\/en\/artworks\/smile-and-sway\/","title":{"rendered":"Smile and Sway"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Smile<\/span><\/div>

Smile and Sway<\/strong> acrylic and markers on canvas, 70 \u00d7 100 cm, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>

Smile and Sway (2026) is a contemporary portrait by Milan-based artist DutyGorn, created with acrylic and markers on a 70 \u00d7 100 cm canvas. The painting explores the expressive relationship between human emotion, colour and movement through a face reconstructed from dynamic brushstrokes and intersecting geometric forms. Vibrant reds, yellows, blues, pinks and deep blacks interact with expansive white areas, generating a visual rhythm that appears to shift across the surface. The open mouth becomes a focal point of the composition, suggesting a moment suspended between a smile, a voice and an emotional release. Rather than presenting a fixed identity, DutyGorn investigates the changing nature of human expression, allowing abstraction and figurative painting to coexist. Through its energetic chromatic language, Smile and Sway transforms the portrait into a study of movement, spontaneity and the fleeting intensity of human emotion.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Artwork Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Series<\/strong>
\nPortrait<\/a><\/p>\n

Year<\/strong>
\n2026<\/p>\n

Materials<\/strong>
\nAcrylic and markers on canvas<\/p>\n

Dimensions<\/strong>
\n70 \u00d7 100 cm<\/p>\n

Category<\/strong>
\nContemporary portrait<\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>
\nMilano, Italy<\/p>\n

Exhibited at<\/strong>
\nKruso Art, Milan<\/p>\n

Press coverage<\/strong>
\nmomentum<\/a><\/p>\n

Themes
\n<\/strong>Portraiture, abstract<\/p>\n<\/div>\n