Description
Faces in the Mirror IV – a blue eye beside red strands
Painting on canvas shoulders the face against the right edge and lets it be cut there, so what stays in the crop is a single enormous blue eye — decorative painting at its least symmetrical and deliberately unresolved.
Technique and texture
The planes are painted smooth, with tonal shifts inside each colour so slight you have to look for them. The contours are thick, black and unbroken along their whole length. A silver earring beside the cheek is the only cool metallic note on the canvas.
The motif
The eye takes up nearly a quarter of the height and is out of all proportion to the lips, which is what gives the whole its drawn, cartoon character. Broad red strands fall in wide arcs and frame the face from one side only. Because the other half of the head is cut away, the composition stays open on that side.
Setting and placement
Yellow, red and blue are used here pure and unmixed, so the surroundings need to be quiet and free of pattern for any of it to land. Against a white wall the colour does its most work.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, smooth planes, even unbroken contour, cool metallic accent
- Palette: red, yellow, blue, ochre, silver
- Ideal for: living rooms, children’s rooms, hallways
- Character: bold, drawn, cheerful
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Faces in the Mirror IV: choosing a size
Faces in the Mirror IV is a portrait-format painting in 14 sizes, from 30 x 40 to 180 x 210 cm. The blue eye and red strands hold their own on a narrow wall, where 50 x 70 cm is enough, and above a console table about 100 cm wide 70 x 100 cm sits well. Beside a staircase or on a tall hallway wall the face has room at 100 x 115 or 110 x 130 cm, and next to a wardrobe or shelving unit at 80 x 95 cm.
Tick YES in the Stretcher menu and the yellow, red and blue canvas arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, so it can go on the wall the day it lands. No frame is included, but you can add one in the Frame menu, whose first option is Without frame. Faces in the Mirror IV reaches you in 15–45 days. The thick black contours and the silver earring are hand-painted, and the portrait is not printed.
Is Faces in the Mirror IV the right colourful face painting for a modern room?
Yes, Faces in the Mirror IV is a bold, colourful portrait of a woman in pure yellow, red and blue: the face is cut off at the right edge, so a single enormous blue eye stays in the crop, red strands of hair frame it from one side, and a silver earring glints by the cheek. Thick black outlines give it a drawn, comic-book character, so Faces in the Mirror IV livens up a white wall in a living room, a teenager’s room or a hallway.
How is Faces in the Mirror IV painted by hand?
Faces in the Mirror IV is hand-painted by our painters: the planes are laid smooth, with barely visible tonal shifts inside each colour, then the thick, unbroken black outlines are drawn, and the silver earring goes in as the only cool metallic accent. When Faces in the Mirror IV is finished, we send you a photograph of it to approve, then ship it.
How does Faces in the Mirror IV arrive: rolled, stretched or framed?
We ship Faces in the Mirror IV the way you choose: rolled, stretched on a 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher, or framed. Faces in the Mirror IV is stretched and framed in our workshop in Slovenia. Stretched, Faces in the Mirror IV arrives ready to hang; rolled, it is practical for sizes up to 180 x 210 cm. A thin black frame repeats the black outlines of the face.
How should I hang and care for Faces in the Mirror IV?
Keep the blue eye of Faces in the Mirror IV at roughly eye level, about 150 cm from the floor, so it looks straight at you. Because the colours are pure, give it calm surroundings without pattern; on a white wall it does its strongest work. Clean the smooth planes of Faces in the Mirror IV with a soft dry cloth, without water or cleaners.
Is Faces in the Mirror IV a good gift?
Faces in the Mirror IV is a good gift for a teenage girl, a student, a fan of comics and pop art, or a new flat; 30 x 40 and 50 x 70 cm also fit a narrow wall. If you are not sure which size of Faces in the Mirror IV is right, give a gift voucher.
Faces in the Mirror IV: questions
Which size of Faces in the Mirror IV suits a narrow wall?
A narrow wall or the space beside a door takes 50 x 70 cm, while a taller stairwell wall carries 100 x 115 cm and keeps the blue eye in proportion.
How long does delivery of the blue-eyed portrait take?
Faces in the Mirror IV arrives in 15–45 days, whichever size you choose.
Is the portrait with the blue eye a print?
No, Faces in the Mirror IV is hand-painted on canvas, with brush-drawn black contours and smooth yellow planes.
Can Faces in the Mirror IV be made in a portrait size that is not listed?
Yes, the large blue eye and red strands can be painted to your measurements – see our paintings made to order page.
How high should Faces in the Mirror IV hang?
Keep the blue eye of Faces in the Mirror IV about 150 cm from the floor, roughly at eye level.
Is a frame included with Faces in the Mirror IV?
No. A frame for Faces in the Mirror IV is optional and is added in the Frame menu.
Can I order Faces in the Mirror IV rolled?
Yes. When you order, you choose whether Faces in the Mirror IV comes rolled, stretched or framed.
Is Faces in the Mirror IV suitable for a teenager’s room?
Yes. The pure yellow, red and blue and the comic-book character of Faces in the Mirror IV suit a teenager’s room.
