VITYRA - Malik - No Reserve

Malik
Oil and acrylic on canvas
100 cm x 140 cm (39 inches x 55 inches)

Malik is a large-scale figurative work that holds the viewer at a deliberate distance - close enough to feel the heat of presence, yet never close enough to fully possess it.

Painted on canvas in 140 x 100 cm, and executed in acrylic and oil, the surface carries a quiet tension: matte passages that absorb light and softer oil layers that seem to breathe. The palette stays restrained, allowing form, temperature, and atmosphere to do the speaking.

At the center stands a male figure - confident, private, and undeniably charged. The face is withheld, reduced to an oval of pure color, turning identity into suggestion. With anonymity comes projection: Malik becomes less a portrait than a threshold, a body that is both invitation and boundary. The posture reads as composed and dominant, yet the silence around it feels intimate - like a moment interrupted, or a memory returning with clarity and discomfort.

Malik hints at power without explaining it, leaving the narrative open: authority, vulnerability, desire, restraint - each viewer will decide what they’re witnessing.

This original painting by VITYRA is hand-signed on the reverse side to preserve the purity of the artwork’s surface and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. The artwork will be shipped rolled in a secure, protective tube - an eco-friendly and safe method that reduces shipping costs and risk of damage. The canvas measures 100 x 140 cm (39 x 55 inches), with an extra 5 cm border on each side for easy re-stretching.