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PIXA - “Dual Faces”  | Expressionist Portrait XXL acrylic on canvas
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PIXA - “Dual Faces” | Expressionist Portrait XXL acrylic on canvas

Dual Faces Powerful and raw contemporary painting in an action painting style. Two distorted faces emerge in vibrant yellow, contrasted with deep blue, red, and white strokes. The work conveys both energy and tension, exploring the thin line between laughter and anguish. A striking, emotional work that brings intensity and colour to any space. Technique: Acrylic on canvas Style: Expressionism / Action Painting Year: 2025 Condition: Excellent Canvas size: 150 x 107 cm It can be mounted on a stretcher frame for an optimal size of 140 × 97 cm. Signed on the back Ships rolled in a tube, without stretcher Provenance: Direct from the artist's studio in Berlin Tracking number provided. Professional, secure packaging. A certificate of authenticity, signed by the artist, will be included with details of the title, technique, size, and year of completion. -------------------------------------- Trend : expressionist painting - art brut - action painting - Basquiat - Baselitz - Dubuffet - De Kooning ---------------------------------------------------- Etienne Pixa (b. 1971, Strasbourg) is a French-German painter known for his raw, colorful, and instinctive style. His works merge action painting, tribal symbolism, and urban influences, creating a language that is both powerful and direct. Each canvas is painted with urgency and energy, often populated by mask-like figures, vibrant gestures, and explosive color fields. Mostly self-taught, Pixa studied painting with Suzanne Obrecht in Strasbourg and later with Frank Pieperhoff at Kunstgut Berlin. His background as a freelance graphic designer sharpened his visual sense and gave him the freedom to develop a highly personal and experimental approach. His paintings blur the boundaries between abstraction and figuration, rooted in the spirit of abstract expressionism while remaining unmistakably his own. Pixa’s career spans over two decades, with exhibitions across France and Germany. Highlights include St’art Strasbourg (2001), Galerie Rendez-Vous (2004), and Ateliers Ouverts (2003, 2006). In Germany, he participated in Kunst in Betrieb (Halle, 2009), Kunstgut Berlin (2010), and the 48 Stunden Neukölln festival (2011–2012). His work has also been presented at Deutsche Bank’s Macht Kunst (Berlin, 2013), Galerie Marc Geiler (2007–2008), and Sigmund Freud University Berlin (2014–2015). Today, Etienne Pixa’s paintings are part of private collections across Europe and beyond. Collectors are drawn to his uncompromising energy and the way his works capture both chaos and harmony, reflecting his cross-cultural identity and relentless creative drive. More about the artist: www.etiennepixa.de Instagram: etienne.pixa

No. 98000804

Sold
PIXA - “Dual Faces”  | Expressionist Portrait XXL acrylic on canvas

PIXA - “Dual Faces” | Expressionist Portrait XXL acrylic on canvas

Dual Faces

Powerful and raw contemporary painting in an action painting style. Two distorted faces emerge in vibrant yellow, contrasted with deep blue, red, and white strokes. The work conveys both energy and tension, exploring the thin line between laughter and anguish.

A striking, emotional work that brings intensity and colour to any space.


Technique: Acrylic on canvas
Style: Expressionism / Action Painting
Year: 2025
Condition: Excellent
Canvas size: 150 x 107 cm
It can be mounted on a stretcher frame for an optimal size of 140 × 97 cm.
Signed on the back
Ships rolled in a tube, without stretcher

Provenance: Direct from the artist's studio in Berlin

Tracking number provided.
Professional, secure packaging.

A certificate of authenticity, signed by the artist, will be included with details of the title, technique, size, and year of completion.


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Trend : expressionist painting - art brut - action painting - Basquiat - Baselitz - Dubuffet - De Kooning
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Etienne Pixa (b. 1971, Strasbourg) is a French-German painter known for his raw, colorful, and instinctive style. His works merge action painting, tribal symbolism, and urban influences, creating a language that is both powerful and direct. Each canvas is painted with urgency and energy, often populated by mask-like figures, vibrant gestures, and explosive color fields.
Mostly self-taught, Pixa studied painting with Suzanne Obrecht in Strasbourg and later with Frank Pieperhoff at Kunstgut Berlin. His background as a freelance graphic designer sharpened his visual sense and gave him the freedom to develop a highly personal and experimental approach. His paintings blur the boundaries between abstraction and figuration, rooted in the spirit of abstract expressionism while remaining unmistakably his own.
Pixa’s career spans over two decades, with exhibitions across France and Germany. Highlights include St’art Strasbourg (2001), Galerie Rendez-Vous (2004), and Ateliers Ouverts (2003, 2006). In Germany, he participated in Kunst in Betrieb (Halle, 2009), Kunstgut Berlin (2010), and the 48 Stunden Neukölln festival (2011–2012). His work has also been presented at Deutsche Bank’s Macht Kunst (Berlin, 2013), Galerie Marc Geiler (2007–2008), and Sigmund Freud University Berlin (2014–2015).
Today, Etienne Pixa’s paintings are part of private collections across Europe and beyond. Collectors are drawn to his uncompromising energy and the way his works capture both chaos and harmony, reflecting his cross-cultural identity and relentless creative drive.

More about the artist:
www.etiennepixa.de
Instagram: etienne.pixa

Final bid
€ 100
Tatiana Ruiz
Expert
Gallery Estimate  € 1,500 - € 1,800

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