- Semire Akyazı
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Original artwork description
Within Herself is an introspective portrait that explores emotional retreat, vulnerability, and quiet resilience.
The female figure folds into herself, using her own arms as both shelter and boundary, suggesting a moment of deep inner contemplation.
Soft yet dramatic lighting enhances the psychological depth of the scene, while textured surfaces and a restrained color palette amplify the sense of silence and emotional weight.
Rather than depicting despair, this work captures a pause — a moment of self-protection, endurance, and inner strength.
This painting invites the viewer to sit with unspoken emotions and recognize the dignity found in stillness and introspection.
Materials used:
Oil
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 50 x 70 x 2cm (unframed) / 50 x 70cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#female portrait#solitude#figurative art#woman painting#contemporary realism#expressive figure#introspection#commissioned portraits#interior emotion
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Original artwork description
Within Herself is an introspective portrait that explores emotional retreat, vulnerability, and quiet resilience.
The female figure folds into herself, using her own arms as both shelter and boundary, suggesting a moment of deep inner contemplation.
Soft yet dramatic lighting enhances the psychological depth of the scene, while textured surfaces and a restrained color palette amplify the sense of silence and emotional weight.
Rather than depicting despair, this work captures a pause — a moment of self-protection, endurance, and inner strength.
This painting invites the viewer to sit with unspoken emotions and recognize the dignity found in stillness and introspection.
Materials used:
Oil
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 50 x 70 x 2cm (unframed) / 50 x 70cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#female portrait#solitude#figurative art#woman painting#contemporary realism#expressive figure#introspection#commissioned portraits#interior emotion
Semire Akyazı
Türkiye
About
I am a self-taught figurative and portrait artist based in Turkey, with a deep-rooted passion for art that began in my childhood. After a fulfilling career in pharmacy, I pursued... Read more