Beschreibung

Fragments of Silence is a large-format oil painting that operates at the intersection of figurative precision and emotional abstraction. The composition unfolds as a psychological landscape, where multiple states of being coexist within a single, fragmented narrative.

The central profile introduces a sense of control and containment, while the surrounding figures reveal contrasting inner conditions — surrender, introspection, and an unfiltered emotional rupture. This duality creates a tension between external composure and internal intensity, a recurring theme in contemporary explorations of identity.

The surface of the painting is deliberately worked and layered, evoking traces of time, memory, and erosion. These textures do not function as background alone, but as an active field that absorbs and reflects emotional presence.

Rather than offering a direct narrative, the work invites projection. It resists simplification and instead holds space for ambiguity — positioning itself within a discourse that values psychological depth over visual immediacy.

This is a unique, original piece intended for collectors who engage with contemporary figurative painting beyond the decorative — where presence, tension, and silence become the core language of the work.

Original artwork by Katharina Rubin
Oil on canvas
150 x 100 cm
Unique piece
Signed
Currently exhibited