PIXA - Burning Silence - Neo-Expressionism original painting XXL

Burning Silence

A striking skull emerges from a saturated yellow field, violently intersected by a raw, horizontal gesture. The composition is direct, frontal, uncompromising. The skull is not treated as a classical vanitas symbol, but as an impact zone — a surface that absorbs force, energy, and confrontation.

The acidic yellow background amplifies tension. It is not decorative; it functions as psychological pressure. The diagonal brown stroke cuts across the eye sockets like a blunt impact, disrupting perception and identity. Black gestural marks explode behind the skull, suggesting movement, debris, or psychic turbulence.

The paint handling is deliberately physical: visible brushwork, layered opacity, drips running vertically from the jaw. The dripping reinforces the sense of gravity and materiality — this is paint asserting itself as substance, not illusion.

This work sits at the intersection of expressionism and contemporary urban energy. The skull — a universal motif — is stripped of romanticism and treated as raw matter. The result is immediate, bold, and highly legible from distance, making it particularly effective in large spaces or contemporary interiors.

A powerful standalone statement piece with strong visual impact and collector appeal.

Size: 140 x 100 cm (total canvas size approx. 150 x 110 cm)

Technique: Acrylic on canvas

Year. 2026

Condition: Excellent

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

Provenance: direct from the artist's studio

The canvas will be shipped rolled, without stretcher frame, in professional packaging, Tracking number provided.


Étienne Pixa (b. 1971, Strasbourg) is a French-German artist based in Berlin. Trained in graphic arts (drawing, advertising, photography) and active in professional design since the early 2000s, his work is held in private collections and sold internationally.