Description
Faces in the Mirror I – three profiles in one band
Painting on canvas welds three long faces into a single upright band so that the edge of one becomes the beginning of the next — wall art that works the way a narrow mirror does: everything reflected has to fit the same width.
Technique and texture
The paint lies smooth and shows no stroke at all, so each plane behaves like coloured glass. Inside a single face the transitions are soft; between one face and the next they are cut with a hard black line. The eyes carry the only white highlights on the canvas, and that is what makes them look wet.
The motif
The three heads are set at different heights and one has its eyes closed while the others are open, so the band never becomes a repeat. The noses are drawn out into narrow wedges that run almost to the chin. Grey-blue, olive and sand fill the planes and a deep red field opens along the left and lower edges.
Setting and placement
A cold palette in an upright format is a specific tool: it fits the tall thin section of wall that most pictures are the wrong shape for. Warm timber furniture is what the grey-blues want nearby, and they gain against it.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, stroke-free smooth planes, hard black dividing lines, white highlights in the eyes
- Palette: grey-blue, olive, sand, deep red, black
- Ideal for: studies, hallways, reading corners
- Character: cool, glassy, ordered
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Sizes for Faces in the Mirror I
Faces in the Mirror I is painted in 15 portrait sizes, from 30 x 45 to 180 x 275 cm. Its grey-blue faces belong on the tall, thin section of wall that a wider canvas cannot use: a reading corner takes 40 x 60 or 50 x 80 cm, and above a console of about 90 cm two thirds of that width comes to 60 x 90 cm. Beside a bookcase or on a stairwell wall, 80 x 120 or 90 x 140 cm has room to open up. Selecting YES under Stretcher means the canvas with its three profiles arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. A frame for Faces in the Mirror I is optional, and the Frame menu starts at Without frame. Delivery takes 15–45 days.
This painting is hand-painted on canvas, down to the hard black lines between the faces and the white highlights in the eyes, so it is not a print.
Who is the Faces in the Mirror I painting for?
Faces in the Mirror I is for lovers of modern figurative abstraction and cubist faces: three long profiles merge into one upright band, one face has its eyes closed and the other two open, and hard black lines divide planes of grey-blue, olive and sand. Because the format is narrow and tall, Faces in the Mirror I fills a slim stretch of wall in a study, a hallway, a reading corner or beside a bookcase.
How is the Faces in the Mirror I painting made?
Faces in the Mirror I is hand-painted by our painters: the paint is laid smooth, with no visible stroke, so each plane reads like coloured glass, then the hard black borders between the faces are drawn, and last the white highlights go into the eyes. When Faces in the Mirror I is finished, we send you a photograph of it to approve, then ship it.
Rolled, stretched or framed?
We ship Faces in the Mirror I the way you choose: rolled, stretched on a 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher, or framed. Faces in the Mirror I is stretched and framed in our workshop in Slovenia. Stretched, Faces in the Mirror I arrives ready to hang; rolled is practical for the tall sizes up to 180 x 275 cm. A thin black frame echoes the black lines between the faces.
How should I hang and care for it?
Keep the middle of the three faces in Faces in the Mirror I at roughly eye level, about 150 cm from the floor. The grey-blues gain beside warm wooden furniture, so hang Faces in the Mirror I next to a wooden shelf or chest of drawers. Clean the smooth surface with a soft dry cloth, without water or cleaners.
Is Faces in the Mirror I a good gift?
Faces in the Mirror I is a good gift for a lover of modern art, a psychologist, a writer, or three sisters or friends; 30 x 45 and 40 x 60 cm also fit above a desk. If you are not sure which size of Faces in the Mirror I is right, give a gift voucher.
Faces in the Mirror I: what buyers ask
Which size of Faces in the Mirror I suits a console?
Over a console about 90 cm wide, choose 60 x 90 cm, so the three profiles cover two thirds of its width.
Is a frame included with Faces in the Mirror I?
No, a frame around the grey-blue and olive planes is added only if you wish, as the Frame menu starts at Without frame.
How long does delivery of Faces in the Mirror I take?
For all 15 sizes, from 30 x 45 to 180 x 275 cm, delivery takes 15–45 days.
Can I get Faces in the Mirror I in a different size?
For a size that is not among the 15 on offer, ask us about a painting made to order.
How high should Faces in the Mirror I hang?
Keep the middle face of Faces in the Mirror I about 150 cm from the floor, roughly at eye level.
Is Faces in the Mirror I a print?
No. The smooth planes, black lines and white highlights in the eyes of Faces in the Mirror I are painted by hand.
Can I order Faces in the Mirror I rolled?
Yes. When you order, you choose whether Faces in the Mirror I comes rolled, stretched or framed.
Does Faces in the Mirror I suit a study?
Yes. The cool, calm colours of Faces in the Mirror I give a study or a library a composed look.
