VANTA - Occult

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VANTA presents 'Occult', an original oil on canvas (180 × 130 cm) that is hand signed, produced in 2026 in Austria, in a contemporary red palette and sold direct from the artist.

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“Occult” (2026)
Oil on canvas
180 x 130 cm

A solitary figure emerges back-facing from deep red darkness, conjured entirely through the removal of paint from a single, saturated crimson foundation. VANTA has worked the surface with precision and restraint, pulling form from color rather than adding it - the figure materializing as if rising from within the red itself. The back-facing orientation withholds identity entirely, leaving only presence and posture to carry meaning.

The single red maintains an intensity that blue or neutral tones cannot - it charges the silence around the figure with something unresolved. Represented by S-Gallery and available on Catawiki. The removal work defines the contours of the body through subtle gradations, the figure neither fully claimed by darkness nor fully released from it, suspended in a state of emergence that resists completion.

The large format gives the surrounding void weight and mass. The figure stands within it without acknowledgment of the viewer, oriented toward something unseen - or perhaps turned deliberately away from the visible world entirely.

Shipping:
The work is delivered without a frame (professional packaging, rolled in a tube). it can easily be restretched by a professional or on your own, this is also cheaper then the otherwise increased cost of shipping when sending paintings of this size stretched

The measurements indicated are those of the painting stretched and mounted on a frame (The actual
measurements of the canvas are larger to allow it to be mounted on a frame 2-4cm thick.

“Occult” (2026)
Oil on canvas
180 x 130 cm

A solitary figure emerges back-facing from deep red darkness, conjured entirely through the removal of paint from a single, saturated crimson foundation. VANTA has worked the surface with precision and restraint, pulling form from color rather than adding it - the figure materializing as if rising from within the red itself. The back-facing orientation withholds identity entirely, leaving only presence and posture to carry meaning.

The single red maintains an intensity that blue or neutral tones cannot - it charges the silence around the figure with something unresolved. Represented by S-Gallery and available on Catawiki. The removal work defines the contours of the body through subtle gradations, the figure neither fully claimed by darkness nor fully released from it, suspended in a state of emergence that resists completion.

The large format gives the surrounding void weight and mass. The figure stands within it without acknowledgment of the viewer, oriented toward something unseen - or perhaps turned deliberately away from the visible world entirely.

Shipping:
The work is delivered without a frame (professional packaging, rolled in a tube). it can easily be restretched by a professional or on your own, this is also cheaper then the otherwise increased cost of shipping when sending paintings of this size stretched

The measurements indicated are those of the painting stretched and mounted on a frame (The actual
measurements of the canvas are larger to allow it to be mounted on a frame 2-4cm thick.

Details

Artist
VANTA
Sold with frame
No
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Occult
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Austria
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Red
Height
180 cm
Width
130 cm
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
Sold by
AustriaVerified
233
Objects sold
100%
Private

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