By Inés Silvalde
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Contemporary masked child portrait acrylic painting on canvas exploring consumer identity and performative desire.
This vertical acrylic on canvas presents a frontal portrait of a child wearing a black rabbit mask, confronting the viewer with a steady, unyielding gaze. The exaggerated ears extend upward, casting a shadow that doubles the figure and introduces a subtle distortion between reality and projection.
Executed in acrylic on canvas, the surface combines smooth matte areas with layered brushwork, particularly visible in the modeling of the face and the saturated red garment. The muted green background creates atmospheric tension while isolating the figure within a compressed pictorial field. The chromatic contrast between red, black and pale flesh tones reinforces the psychological charge of the composition.
Unlike a traditional child portrait, this work operates within contemporary social commentary painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings