Description
Faces in the Mirror III – four eyes in a square
Painting on canvas crams four faces into a square crop so they overlap and each shows only a part of itself: wall art doing what a crowd does — you read the group before you read anyone in it.
Technique and texture
The colour is laid in smooth, slightly modelled planes that lighten toward the outside of each face. Every boundary is drawn with a thick black line holding the planes apart like lead in stained glass. The eyes are white with a hard black iris and one white flash, which is what gives them their glassy look.
The motif
The faces are turned in different directions and not one looks straight out, so the eye circulates instead of settling. A saturated red vertical band divides the composition into two unequal parts and stops it becoming symmetrical. Because every face is cut by an edge, the scene reads as larger than the canvas holding it.
Setting and placement
A red this strong behind a black contour will take the role of the main event in a room, which is a decision rather than a default. The square crop wants to hang alone; putting other work beside it costs both.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, smooth modelled planes, thick black dividing contour, glassy eyes
- Palette: cream, sand, olive-yellow, red, black
- Ideal for: living rooms, dining rooms, reception rooms
- Character: vivid, graphic, dense
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Faces in the Mirror III as a square
Faces in the Mirror III is painted in 14 square sizes, from 40 x 40 to 180 x 180 cm. The square of four faces likes to hang alone, so size it to about two thirds of the furniture below: 130 x 130 or 140 x 140 cm over a 200 cm sofa, 110 x 110 or 120 x 120 cm above a 160–180 cm bed, 100 x 100 cm over a 150 cm sideboard, and 50 x 50 or 60 x 60 cm on a hallway wall.
If you select YES under Stretcher, the canvas with its cream and olive-yellow planes arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. A frame for Faces in the Mirror III is optional, and the Frame menu begins at Without frame. Delivery is 15–45 days. The thick black contours and glassy eyes are hand-painted on canvas, so this painting is not a print.
Who is the Faces in the Mirror III painting for?
Faces in the Mirror III is for anyone who wants a graphic, bold painting with character on the wall: four faces overlap in a square, each showing only part of itself, and thick black contours keep them apart like the lead in stained glass. A strong red band divides the painting into two unequal parts, which is why Faces in the Mirror III becomes the main accent of a living room, dining room or reception room. The cream, sand and olive-yellow planes go with warm wood and dark metals.
How is the Faces in the Mirror III painting made?
Faces in the Mirror III is hand-painted by our painters. They lay smooth, slightly modelled planes first, lightening toward the outer edge of each face, then draw the thick black contours, and last paint the white eyes with a hard black iris and a white flash that gives them their glassy look. Because the contours are drawn by hand, every Faces in the Mirror III painting comes out a little different. We send you a photograph of the finished painting to approve, then ship it.
Rolled, stretched or framed?
We ship Faces in the Mirror III the way you choose: rolled, stretched on a 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher, or framed. Faces in the Mirror III is stretched and framed in our workshop in Slovenia. Stretched, it arrives ready to hang; rolled, a framer near you can frame it. A thin black frame continues the black contours, while without a frame the faces run past the edge, which strengthens the sense of a crowd.
How should I hang and care for it?
The square of four faces wants to hang alone: keep the centre of Faces in the Mirror III about 150 cm from the floor, and above a sofa or sideboard allow 20 to 30 cm down to the bottom edge. Other paintings on the same wall would compete with the red band, so leave some empty wall around it. Wipe the smooth planes with a dry soft cloth, without water.
Is Faces in the Mirror III a good gift?
Faces in the Mirror III is a gift for a lover of graphic, contemporary art or for a new bar, shop or office; 50 x 50 and 60 x 60 cm fit a hallway wall. If you are not sure which size of Faces in the Mirror III is right, give a gift voucher.
Questions on Faces in the Mirror III
Which size of Faces in the Mirror III goes over a sofa?
Over a 200 cm sofa we suggest 130 x 130 cm, or 140 x 140 cm with a longer sofa or a high ceiling, so the red band stays the main accent on the wall.
Is a frame included with Faces in the Mirror III?
No, a frame for Faces in the Mirror III is chosen separately in the Frame menu, otherwise the square of four faces arrives unframed.
Is Faces in the Mirror III printed?
No, it is hand-painted, with the planes smoothly modelled and the borders between them drawn in a thick black line, like lead in stained glass.
Can I order Faces in the Mirror III in an unlisted square size?
If none of the 14 square sizes from 40 x 40 to 180 x 180 cm suits you, ask us about a painting made to order.
How high should Faces in the Mirror III hang?
Its centre about 150 cm from the floor, alone on the wall, so the red band stays the main accent.
Why are the faces in Faces in the Mirror III cut off?
Each face shows only part of itself, so the scene feels larger than the canvas and the eye circles between the faces.
Which frame suits Faces in the Mirror III?
A thin black frame that continues the black contours; it can also hang unframed.
Can I order Faces in the Mirror III rolled?
Yes. When you order, you choose whether Faces in the Mirror III comes rolled, stretched or framed.
