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.
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.
