Description
Fragments of Faces – a cubist mask frieze
An extreme panorama – a cubist mask frieze of fragmented faces, eyes and signs in teal, blue, orange, yellow, red, green and violet: a large blue head in profile with one enormous eye with a green iris is at the left, beside it a halved taupe-gold disc in the lower left corner and an orange zigzag totem column.
Technique & Texture
At the centre-left is a quadrant face in violet and green with a red-ringed spiral rosette in place of an eye, and beneath it a green profile face with pink lips. This is a hand-painted painting on canvas – a large yellow-gold triangle at the centre-right is filled with dark pictograms: a bird, a musical note and letter-like signs, the most distinctive event of the frieze.
The Motif
To the right is another face fragment with an arched eye over maroon and violet blocks, an orange crescent in the upper right corner, a fine colour grid at the right edge and a white claw-like hand at the lower right. Fragments of faces in the cubist and African mask tradition, where hidden figures reveal themselves only to a careful gaze.
Styling & Placement
A bold decorative painting for living rooms, offices and reception areas; the fragmented faces draw the eye, the rich palette gives the room character. Wall art for long walls and lovers of contemporary art.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, fragmented faces, mask frieze
- Palette: teal, blue, orange, yellow-gold, red, green, violet
- Ideal for: living rooms, offices, reception areas
- Character: cubist, mask-like, bold
Fragments of Faces: panoramic sizes for long walls
Fragments of Faces is painted in 13 panoramic landscape sizes, from 60 x 20 to 340 x 100 cm. Let the mask frieze run across about two thirds of the furniture beneath it: 140 x 42 cm over a 200 cm sofa, 120 x 40 cm above a bed 160–180 cm wide, 150 x 50 cm over a 230 cm dining table, and 210 x 70 or 260 x 77 cm suits a long hallway.
The first photograph shows the frieze with its blue head in a dark frame above a pale wooden sideboard, and the second photograph shows the canvas in a wooden frame on a studio easel. Choose YES in the Stretcher menu and the frieze of faces arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. Fragments of Faces comes with no frame of its own, its Frame menu opening at Without frame. Delivery takes 15–45 days. Every face and pictogram is hand-painted with a brush, so Fragments of Faces is not a print.
Questions about Fragments of Faces
Which size of Fragments of Faces fits over a 200 cm sofa?
Two thirds of the sofa is about 135 cm, so the frieze of faces fits there at 140 x 42 cm.
Does Fragments of Faces arrive ready to hang?
Yes, with YES in the Stretcher menu the panoramic mask canvas comes stretched on a wooden stretcher.
Is a frame included with Fragments of Faces?
No, the Frame menu starts at Without frame, and a dark or wooden frame for the frieze is added only if you wish.
Can I order Fragments of Faces in a size that is not listed?
Yes, we also paint the frieze with its blue head and gold triangle as a painting made to order in your measurements.
