D. Witschkanow - ► „Between Two Silences - Erotic Way“ № I
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Daniel Witschkanow, Between Two Silences - Erotic Way № I, an original acrylic and mixed media portrait on canvas (70 × 50 cm) in black and white, hand-signed, created in 2025 and sold with frame directly from the artist in Germany in excellent condition.
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► “Between Two Silences - Erotic Way” No. I
Originales, handgefertigtes Gemälde von Daniel Witschkanow, 2026
Über das Bild
Two human faces meet in close proximity and seem almost to merge with each other. The right portrait stands out more clearly from the composition, while the left face develops more from a dense mesh of black lines, loops and condensations. Between the two remains only a narrow space – a fragile boundary between closeness and distance.
Precisely this tension forms the center of the work. The two portraits appear simultaneously connected and separate from one another. Their faces do not touch, yet the countless black lines repeatedly cross the boundaries of the individual figures and interlink them. This gives the impression of two people whose thoughts, memories, or emotions have long since blended together.
The intense black-and-white composition reinforces this effect. Deep black condensations around the eyes, forehead, lips and chin meet large open areas of the white canvas. From a distance, two clearly recognizable faces appear; up close they gradually dissolve into an almost abstract network of lines, drops and spontaneous movements.
The work thus consciously moves between figuration and abstraction, intimacy and distance, control and chaos. Depending on the viewing distance, perception changes: sometimes the two people are in the foreground, other times only the fragile weave that connects them remains visible.
Technique
The painting was created in the artist’s characteristic thread technique. This uses high-quality, highly pigmented acrylic glaze combined with selected painting mediums until a fluid consistency is achieved that enables both controlled and spontaneous color movements.
The color is drawn onto the canvas in long, partially extremely fine threads. Through numerous overlays, complex linear structures form, from which eyes, nose, lips, facial contours and neck areas develop. Other areas are deliberately kept open to give the composition lightness and space.
A particularly characteristic feature is the interplay of precise guidance and controlled chance. Speed, distance and direction of movement influence every single color flow. No line can be reproduced exactly. This creates a structure that appears both planned and completely unique.
The black condensations provide powerful visual anchors, while the finest threads connect the two portraits across the entire canvas. High-quality acrylic paints and acrylic glazes ensure intense blacks, clear contrasts and long-lasting color effect.
Details
Title: Between Two Silences
Artist: Daniel Witschkanow
Year of origin: 2026
Technique: Acrylic, acrylic glaze, painting medium and thread technique
Support: Canvas on stretcher
Size: 70 × 50 cm
Orientation: Portrait format
Motif: two intermingling portraits
Color scheme: Deep black and white
Style: contemporary / figurative-abstract / expressive
Execution: fully hand-made unique piece
Signature: signed and dated by the artist
Authenticity certificate: included
Condition: new and coming directly from the studio
Framing: unframed
Original work: no print or reproduction
Due to its reduced color palette and intense psychological impact, the painting can be presented especially well in modern, minimalist and luxurious interiors. From afar it appears as an intimate encounter between two people; up close it reveals a complex network of countless individual color traces.
The work does not reveal clearly who these two people are or what happens between them. That is its strength: closeness here can mean love as well as dependence, memory, loss, or longing. The space between the two faces becomes the actual focal point of the composition.
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Seller's Story
Daniel Witschkanow is a German artist with a Bachelor of Arts in Design and a particular passion for contemporary portrait painting. He early on autodidactically engaged with various painting techniques and sold his first works already at the age of 14. After completing his studies with concentrations in CGI, film and photography, he devoted himself entirely to fine art.
At the center of his work is the human being—not as a mere representation, but as a bearer of emotions, memories and inner tensions. His portraits move between figurative precision and experimental dissolution. This exact tension gives his works a distinctive expressive power and emotional depth.
A central feature of his art is the specialization in the thread technique he further developed as well as the expressive smoky technique. Through targeted use of glazes, painting media and flowing structures, unique surfaces arise where control and chance combine in impressive ways. The color seems to flow across the canvas, to hover, or to dissolve almost texturally into the motif.
Daniel Witschkanow deliberately works experimentally and combines in his works different materials and forms of expression. In addition to acrylic and glaze he also works with watercolor, oil and charcoal, giving his works additional depth, multiplicity and an unmistakable character.
Each work is a unique piece and an expression of an ongoing artistic engagement with identity, transience and the emotional complexity of the human being.
Translated by Google Translate► “Between Two Silences - Erotic Way” No. I
Originales, handgefertigtes Gemälde von Daniel Witschkanow, 2026
Über das Bild
Two human faces meet in close proximity and seem almost to merge with each other. The right portrait stands out more clearly from the composition, while the left face develops more from a dense mesh of black lines, loops and condensations. Between the two remains only a narrow space – a fragile boundary between closeness and distance.
Precisely this tension forms the center of the work. The two portraits appear simultaneously connected and separate from one another. Their faces do not touch, yet the countless black lines repeatedly cross the boundaries of the individual figures and interlink them. This gives the impression of two people whose thoughts, memories, or emotions have long since blended together.
The intense black-and-white composition reinforces this effect. Deep black condensations around the eyes, forehead, lips and chin meet large open areas of the white canvas. From a distance, two clearly recognizable faces appear; up close they gradually dissolve into an almost abstract network of lines, drops and spontaneous movements.
The work thus consciously moves between figuration and abstraction, intimacy and distance, control and chaos. Depending on the viewing distance, perception changes: sometimes the two people are in the foreground, other times only the fragile weave that connects them remains visible.
Technique
The painting was created in the artist’s characteristic thread technique. This uses high-quality, highly pigmented acrylic glaze combined with selected painting mediums until a fluid consistency is achieved that enables both controlled and spontaneous color movements.
The color is drawn onto the canvas in long, partially extremely fine threads. Through numerous overlays, complex linear structures form, from which eyes, nose, lips, facial contours and neck areas develop. Other areas are deliberately kept open to give the composition lightness and space.
A particularly characteristic feature is the interplay of precise guidance and controlled chance. Speed, distance and direction of movement influence every single color flow. No line can be reproduced exactly. This creates a structure that appears both planned and completely unique.
The black condensations provide powerful visual anchors, while the finest threads connect the two portraits across the entire canvas. High-quality acrylic paints and acrylic glazes ensure intense blacks, clear contrasts and long-lasting color effect.
Details
Title: Between Two Silences
Artist: Daniel Witschkanow
Year of origin: 2026
Technique: Acrylic, acrylic glaze, painting medium and thread technique
Support: Canvas on stretcher
Size: 70 × 50 cm
Orientation: Portrait format
Motif: two intermingling portraits
Color scheme: Deep black and white
Style: contemporary / figurative-abstract / expressive
Execution: fully hand-made unique piece
Signature: signed and dated by the artist
Authenticity certificate: included
Condition: new and coming directly from the studio
Framing: unframed
Original work: no print or reproduction
Due to its reduced color palette and intense psychological impact, the painting can be presented especially well in modern, minimalist and luxurious interiors. From afar it appears as an intimate encounter between two people; up close it reveals a complex network of countless individual color traces.
The work does not reveal clearly who these two people are or what happens between them. That is its strength: closeness here can mean love as well as dependence, memory, loss, or longing. The space between the two faces becomes the actual focal point of the composition.
Secure and carefully protected shipping with tracking.
Seller's Story
Daniel Witschkanow is a German artist with a Bachelor of Arts in Design and a particular passion for contemporary portrait painting. He early on autodidactically engaged with various painting techniques and sold his first works already at the age of 14. After completing his studies with concentrations in CGI, film and photography, he devoted himself entirely to fine art.
At the center of his work is the human being—not as a mere representation, but as a bearer of emotions, memories and inner tensions. His portraits move between figurative precision and experimental dissolution. This exact tension gives his works a distinctive expressive power and emotional depth.
A central feature of his art is the specialization in the thread technique he further developed as well as the expressive smoky technique. Through targeted use of glazes, painting media and flowing structures, unique surfaces arise where control and chance combine in impressive ways. The color seems to flow across the canvas, to hover, or to dissolve almost texturally into the motif.
Daniel Witschkanow deliberately works experimentally and combines in his works different materials and forms of expression. In addition to acrylic and glaze he also works with watercolor, oil and charcoal, giving his works additional depth, multiplicity and an unmistakable character.
Each work is a unique piece and an expression of an ongoing artistic engagement with identity, transience and the emotional complexity of the human being.
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Artist
D. Witschkanow
Edition
Original
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Sold with frame
Yes
Title of artwork
► „Between Two Silences - Erotic Way“ № I
Technique
Acrylic painting, Mixed technique
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Germany
Year
2025
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Black, White
Height
70 cm
Width
50 cm
Weight
3 kg
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Abstract
Period
2020+
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