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Only Herself (2026) Original Oil Painting by Cynthia Liu

50 x 60 x 2.2cm

£995

Two figures are bound together in a moment of mutual support, their movements intertwined and dependent upon one another. Yet their shared reality is not reflected in the shadow.
Only the woman’s presence remains.
This deliberate absence reveals a subtle divide between physical reality and inner perception. While the two figures rely on each other in the visible world, the woman imagines herself as a singular, independent presence.
The painting explores the quiet contradiction between interdependence and the private sense of self — how we may be deeply connected to another person, yet experience our inner world as entirely our own.

Materials used:

Oil paint

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Two figures are bound together in a moment of mutual support, their movements intertwined and dependent upon one another. Yet their shared reality is not reflected in the shadow.
Only the woman’s presence remains.
This deliberate absence reveals a subtle divide between physical reality and inner perception. While the two figures rely on each other in the visible world, the woman imagines herself as a singular, independent presence.
The painting explores the quiet contradiction between interdependence and the private sense of self — how we may be deeply connected to another person, yet experience our inner world as entirely our own.

Materials used:

Oil paint

Details:

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Cynthia Liu

Location United Kingdom

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I am a London-based artist specialising in contemporary figurative oil painting. My work explores human emotions, relationships and the unspoken connections between people, often expressed through movement, gesture and body... Read more

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