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Besieged (2026) Original Acrylic Painting by Jane Ianniello Art
101.6 x 101.6 x 3.81cm (unframed) / 101.6 x 101.6cm (actual image size)
£2,074.11
Original artwork description
In my self-portrait, Besieged, time has relentlessly stripped away youth, optimism and confidence. This work considers how ordinary life sustains an illusion of agency, and how fear and existential awareness can rupture that calm. It acknowledges the solitude of this knowledge, and the reality that no one can intervene in what is finally endured alone.
Heightened drama, narrative ambiguity, theatrical lighting and psychological tension shape the image. The crow carries personal significance: growing up, my brothers kept pet crows and magpies, and my feelings towards these intelligent birds were always mixed, encompassing both affection and unease. Here, the crow becomes both memory and symbol. To intensify the emotional atmosphere, I heightened the colours within the flesh tones and incorporated metallic pigments into the hair.
Materials used:
acrylic on stretched canvas
Details:
- Acrylic painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.81cm (unframed) / 101.6 x 101.6cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Surrealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
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Original artwork description
In my self-portrait, Besieged, time has relentlessly stripped away youth, optimism and confidence. This work considers how ordinary life sustains an illusion of agency, and how fear and existential awareness can rupture that calm. It acknowledges the solitude of this knowledge, and the reality that no one can intervene in what is finally endured alone.
Heightened drama, narrative ambiguity, theatrical lighting and psychological tension shape the image. The crow carries personal significance: growing up, my brothers kept pet crows and magpies, and my feelings towards these intelligent birds were always mixed, encompassing both affection and unease. Here, the crow becomes both memory and symbol. To intensify the emotional atmosphere, I heightened the colours within the flesh tones and incorporated metallic pigments into the hair.
Materials used:
acrylic on stretched canvas
Details:
- Acrylic painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.81cm (unframed) / 101.6 x 101.6cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Surrealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
