Somewhere Between (2026) Original Mixed-media Painting by Reza Tavakoli

Somewhere Between explores the uncertain distance between presence and absence.
The work began without a predetermined image, developing intuitively through layers of colour, erosion, vertical marks, and repeated acts of addition and removal. As the psychological atmosphere of the surface emerged, the standing female figure was introduced as a quiet human presence within it.
Seen from behind, she occupies a space that resists definition—neither close nor distant, neither arriving nor leaving. The vertical forms surrounding her suggest traces, separation, memory, and movement, while the horizontal division beneath her reinforces a sense of suspension.
Rather than illustrating a specific narrative, the work invites the viewer into an unresolved psychological state, where distance is felt more than measured, and presence remains perceptible without becoming fully accessible.

Details:

• Mixed-media painting on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 55.88 x 76.2 x 0.25cm (unframed) / 48.26 x 68.58cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the back
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: People and portraits