Darren Oil and acrylic on canvas 100 cm x 140 cm (39 inches x 55 inches) Darren is a bold contemporary portrait by VITYRA, that balances minimalism with provocation - at once playful, unsettling, and strangely intimate. Painted with oil and acrylic on canvas at a large 100 x 140 cm, the work presents a dark, sculptural figure set against a warm, salmon colored background. The body is reduced to a near-monolithic silhouette, its contours softened by layered paint and subtle tonal shifts. This restraint gives the figure weight and quiet authority - like a shadow that has stepped forward into the room. Two blank, pale eyes refuse conventional expression, while the vivid, neon-pink tongue becomes the painting’s rupture: an exaggerated gesture that reads as desire, defiance, humor, and vulnerability all at once. It’s a single, charged detail that turns a stoic form into a psychological moment - suggesting appetite, exposure, and the body’s honesty when language fails. Darren, the figured pictured on the piece stays personal without becoming specific. He feels like a person and an idea simultaneously: someone you might recognize, but never fully know. That ambiguity is the work’s engine - inviting the viewer to project a narrative, to question whether the gesture is invitation or challenge, intimacy or performance. 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.