A female nude in bent posture - subdued but powerful. Her back is the centre of the image: tense in repose, vulnerable but firmly present. No gaze, no background. Just body and light.
Painted in oil on panel, with a realistic touch and subtle transitions between skin, shadow and light. The brushwork remains visible and enhances the tactile nature of the work - almost tangible, yet at a distance.
This work is about withdrawal, protection perhaps, or just surrender. The pose is universally recognisable and evokes stillness, without explicit narrative.
Sander Visser (1977), painter of portraits and human figures with a predilection for classical romance. My paintings are often dreamy and melancholic. With oil paint, I paint through the classical method and try to create powerful and exciting portraits through unsaturated and often dark use of colour.
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