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- Red Strain in Silence
Red Strain in Silence (2026) Original Oil Painting by Kristina Mallen
100 x 70 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 100 x 70cm (actual image size)
$2,797
Original artwork description
Unique, One-of-a-Kind Artwork
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Delivered unstretched in a protective tube
The canvas can be easily stretched by a professional framer at your local framing studio
In this elegant work, I depicted a red interior space that feels both intimate and unstable. The abstract piano appears fragile, almost architectural in its geometry, as if it could disappear at any moment.
A minimalist crystal chandelier is reduced to its essence, like a suspended thought of luxury rather than luxury itself. In the wall, I introduce a sharp white cut — a fracture in the surface — from which two red drops of paint flow, evoking associations with blood.
The composition is built on tension: between control and emotion, silence and impact, elegance and violence. I am interested in how minimal forms can still carry intensity, and how space can remain emotionally charged even when reduced to essential lines and fields of color.
This work exists in a state of deliberate incompleteness — a visual pause where meaning is suggested rather than explained.
Materials used:
Acrylic, Oil
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 100 x 70 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 100 x 70cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Abstract
- Subject: Abstract and non-figurative
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Original artwork description
Unique, One-of-a-Kind Artwork
Signed Certificate of Authenticity
Delivered unstretched in a protective tube
The canvas can be easily stretched by a professional framer at your local framing studio
In this elegant work, I depicted a red interior space that feels both intimate and unstable. The abstract piano appears fragile, almost architectural in its geometry, as if it could disappear at any moment.
A minimalist crystal chandelier is reduced to its essence, like a suspended thought of luxury rather than luxury itself. In the wall, I introduce a sharp white cut — a fracture in the surface — from which two red drops of paint flow, evoking associations with blood.
The composition is built on tension: between control and emotion, silence and impact, elegance and violence. I am interested in how minimal forms can still carry intensity, and how space can remain emotionally charged even when reduced to essential lines and fields of color.
This work exists in a state of deliberate incompleteness — a visual pause where meaning is suggested rather than explained.
Materials used:
Acrylic, Oil
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 100 x 70 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 100 x 70cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Abstract
- Subject: Abstract and non-figurative
