"Faces in Smoke" – by [TALASIMOVA] In this painting, I wanted to explore the blurred boundaries between individuality and connection — where one face becomes another, where thoughts intertwine, and emotions dissolve into shared expression. The monochrome palette strips away distraction, allowing the lines themselves to tell the story — raw, unfiltered, almost confessional. The cigarette becomes a quiet rebellion, a pause between moments, a symbol of both solitude and reflection. Each figure seems to speak without words — carrying fragments of longing, irony, or quiet resignation. “Faces in Smoke” is about the complexity of being human — how we mask and reveal ourselves at the same time, how intimacy and distance coexist in a single breath. Original abstract painting by TALASIMOVA Size: 100x80cm Medium: acrylics on cotton canvas Ready to hang: no, ships rolled and needs to be re-stretched by your local framer Signature: back side Year: 2025 Finish: silky varnish with UV protection Shipping: in a packaged tube * Shipping extra large formats rolled is safer and more environmentally friendly than shipping ready-to-hang works. The canvas can be easily re-stretched by a framer at your location, which in most cases is even much cheaper than the increased transport costs for a ready-to-hang painting. All paintings are ROLLED (Unframed/Not stretched) • Artwork description: Figurative • Painting Size: 100 x 80cm, additional 2" inch on all sides for stretching the painting It should be drawn in another size, please contact with me Extra strong canvas, universal triple priming 100% cotton * Materials: acrylic painting, acrylic markers, acrylic pencil, acrylic varnish * Style: Abstract * Subject: Figurative * signed on the back by me * You can receive the painting rolled * the floater frame in the photo is only an example and is not included. NOTE: * The frame in the photo is for illustrative purposes only and is not included. The painting is sold unframed. ☛You can decide whether to frame the art or simply Have it stretched, it’s beautiful either way. ☛*Frame in photo not included. THIS PAINTING IS READY TO SHIP Thank you so much for taking interest in my work!