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“Why doesn’t this person have a head?”

 

It’s a question that comes up often.

 

These figures are faceless on purpose.


They’re not portraits of people, they’re portraits of a feeling.

 

In this piece, the tone shifts slightly.

 

The suit is still there, but it carries something different.


Less about structure, more about ease.


Less about holding everything together, more about letting it sit.

 

A crossed leg, a softened posture, a glass held without tension, there’s a quiet confidence in it. Nothing forced.

 

Where some works in the series lean into a more traditionally masculine energy, this one moves in another direction, something more fluid, more intuitive. Still strong, just expressed differently.

 

Without a face, the focus falls elsewhere, on gesture, on colour, on mood.
It leaves space for interpretation rather than defining it.
 

Up close, the surface is loose and expressive, layered, imperfect, in motion.
From a distance, it settles into something composed and self-assured.

That contrast sits at the centre of the work.

These figures aren’t about who they are.
They’re about what they hold.

So yes, the head is missing.

Intentionally.

Champagne Problems - series

$4,500.00Price
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  • Acrylic on canvas, ready to hang

    Framed size 93cm (w) x 123cm (h)  x 5.5cm (d)

    Tassie Oak Float Frame

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