"Face Up" Acrylic - Canvas on Frame by Dally Splendadilo

450 x 450mm

This abstract acrylic artwork, painted in a cubist style, presents a series of minimalistic triangular faces fractured across the canvas. The composition is sharp and geometric, with planes of bold, stark colors — deep crimson, bright cobalt, vivid yellow, stark black, and crisp white — arranged like shards of broken glass.

Each "face" is deconstructed into simple angular shapes: triangles, slivers, and polygonal fragments that fit together like a puzzle, yet leave deliberate gaps and tensions between them. Shadows and highlights are suggested through shifts in color rather than realistic shading, maintaining a sense of depth while keeping the work abstract and conceptual.

The brushwork is controlled and smooth, emphasizing the flatness of each plane. Some areas are heavily layered with thick, almost sculptural acrylic, while others are thin and almost translucent, creating subtle variations in surface texture.

The overall effect is dynamic yet disciplined, with an almost architectural feeling — like a city of faces, each one reduced to its most essential, mathematical form. It's a piece that feels both modern and timeless, resonating with the spirit of early Cubism while embracing a minimalist contemporary aesthetic.