Tender Embrace (2026)Acrylic painting by BAST

The painting "Tender Embrace" is not just two images, but two reflections of the same thing, seen through the prism of different artistic worlds. "The Kiss" is a dialogue between reality and abstraction, between the moment and eternity, between feeling and its embodiment.

One image – realistic, monochrome – captivates us with tenderness and passion. The loving couple in an embrace embodies the purity and depth of human relationships. Every curve of the body, every touch, every gaze, frozen in the moment, speaks of boundless love and trust.

The second image, a semi-abstract couple in a Cubist style, offers a different perspective on the same scene. The artist here does not strive for literal reproduction, but rather to deconstruct the form into its components, to explore the essence of the phenomenon.
Cubist forms, like fragments of reality, convey the multifaceted and complex nature of experience. We see not just a couple, but a collection of emotions, thoughts, and sensations, intertwined into a single pattern. This is an attempt to capture not only the external form, but also the internal energy, the dynamics of feeling. Despite the apparent fragmentation, these geometric forms convey the same intimacy, the same connection as in the first image.

The painting tells us that love is a universal, yet deeply individual, experience that can be understood and felt on different levels of perception.


# postmodernism, abstract portrait, abstract, monochrome, black and white, embrace, couple, love, passion, intimacy, tenderness, closeness, contrast, feelings, emotions, man and woman, lovers, sex, nude, erotic

Materials used:

Acrylic paints. Canvas on a stretcher on a wooden panel

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 70 x 50 x 1cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the back
• Style: Abstract
• Subject: People and portraits

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