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DESIRE (2026)Acrylic painting by Nicolas GOIA

90 x 120 x 2cm (unframed) / 90 x 120cm (actual image size)

90 Artist Reviews

£780

This is not simply a portrait.
It is tension.
Breath.
The quiet electricity of closeness.
A close-up portrait rendered in dramatic monochrome, the painting captures a fleeting moment suspended between longing and surrender. The subject’s face, partially veiled by strands of hair and fractured light, dissolves into shadow and touch. Her lips hover against skin, her fingers resting in a gesture that feels both protective and possessive.
The black-and-white palette strips away distraction, allowing texture, contrast, and emotion to speak. Angular brushwork and layered tonal planes create a sense of fragmentation — as if desire itself breaks the image apart and rebuilds it through sensation.

Materials used:

acrylics on canvas

Details:

Tags:

#woman#melancholy#love#desire#black&
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This is not simply a portrait.
It is tension.
Breath.
The quiet electricity of closeness.
A close-up portrait rendered in dramatic monochrome, the painting captures a fleeting moment suspended between longing and surrender. The subject’s face, partially veiled by strands of hair and fractured light, dissolves into shadow and touch. Her lips hover against skin, her fingers resting in a gesture that feels both protective and possessive.
The black-and-white palette strips away distraction, allowing texture, contrast, and emotion to speak. Angular brushwork and layered tonal planes create a sense of fragmentation — as if desire itself breaks the image apart and rebuilds it through sensation.

Materials used:

acrylics on canvas

Details:

Tags:

#woman#melancholy#love#desire#black&
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I have a degree in Graphic Arts and MA in Architecture. I'm fascinated by the black and white and dark vs. light contrast and I frequently use black and white... Read more

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