VITYRA - Dylan - No Reserve

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

Dylan is an image of desire held in restraint.

Painted in oil and acrylic on canvas and measuring 100 x 140 cm, the work presents a dark-skinned male figure against a saturated, nocturnal blue - an open field that reads like silence. The body is built from controlled tonal shifts and softened edges, allowing the figure to emerge with a sculptural calm. The pose is direct, yet the expression is inward: closed eyes, a parted mouth, a moment caught at the threshold between breath and surrender.

Across the face, a single, luminous yellow form interrupts the portrait like a veil. It obscures while it intensifies - covering the point of recognition and, in doing so, heightening the charge of what remains visible. The object becomes a sign of appetite and censorship at once: a boundary placed precisely where the viewer expects access, transforming looking into longing. What is withheld becomes the work’s most active presence.

The palette is reduced to essentials - deep skin, electric blue, vivid yellow - so that sensation becomes structure. At distance, the composition reads as icon; up close, the surface reveals layered paint and subtle shifts that keep the body warm and tangible. Nothing is explained, and nothing is accidental.

Titled “Dylan”, the piece feels like a name spoken privately - specific enough to suggest a person, open enough to remain untouchable.

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.