- Catalin Ilinca
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- Portrait of a bearded man (7)
Original artwork description
a little study for "Dignity" series.
retaken now, Jun 2025
Hi, I started working with this kind of portrait more recently — where the image gets interrupted, broken, layered with aggressive marks or color. Not to destroy it, but to shift the focus.
It’s about contrast: between a painted, recognizable face and something more raw, uncertain. I’m interested in what happens when a portrait stops being about likeness and becomes something else — more emotional, more instinctive.
materials used:
- heavy textured oil and acrylic paints, some oil pastel on board/mdf
- it is ready to hang or you can frame it, as you wish
Framing options can be discussed, please message me for more details before making the order - I can ship it framed with a modern frame, for approx. 60 Euro more (it includes the shipping cost difference).
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small format, portrait, study, man, beard, nobleman, raw energy, deconstruction, instinctive, claire obscure, figure study
Materials used:
oils, acrylic, pencil, varnish on board
Details:
- Oil painting on Panel / Board / MDF
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 30 x 42 x 0.4cm (unframed)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#portrait#man#beard#deconstruction#nobleman#instinctive#raw energy#imperfection beauty
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Original artwork description
a little study for "Dignity" series.
retaken now, Jun 2025
Hi, I started working with this kind of portrait more recently — where the image gets interrupted, broken, layered with aggressive marks or color. Not to destroy it, but to shift the focus.
It’s about contrast: between a painted, recognizable face and something more raw, uncertain. I’m interested in what happens when a portrait stops being about likeness and becomes something else — more emotional, more instinctive.
materials used:
- heavy textured oil and acrylic paints, some oil pastel on board/mdf
- it is ready to hang or you can frame it, as you wish
Framing options can be discussed, please message me for more details before making the order - I can ship it framed with a modern frame, for approx. 60 Euro more (it includes the shipping cost difference).
====
small format, portrait, study, man, beard, nobleman, raw energy, deconstruction, instinctive, claire obscure, figure study
Materials used:
oils, acrylic, pencil, varnish on board
Details:
- Oil painting on Panel / Board / MDF
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 30 x 42 x 0.4cm (unframed)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#portrait#man#beard#deconstruction#nobleman#instinctive#raw energy#imperfection beauty
Catalin Ilinca
Romania
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fragments from an interview given to ARTDEX:/ What motivates you to create? /
I'm a very creative person, so I just create! It's in my nature, I simply can't imagine... Read more