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authenticity and appearance, between living matter and the mask that covers it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith this piece, Plaza brings the Inhabit series to its most introspective point —a space where painting becomes a mirror of the soul, and the pursuit of authenticity emerges as an act of freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Inhabit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e oil paint with brushes and oil pastels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupport:\u003c\/b\u003e canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 60 x 76.5 X 1.5 CM | 24 X 30\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e June 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney (Australia)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plaza Art","offers":[{"title":"Default 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Her face, barely suggested, fragments between planes of control and dissolution —a mask that conceals and reveals simultaneously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contrast between the structural firmness of the body and the gestural vibration of the brushstroke reflects the tension between the longing for stability and the inevitable inner fracture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA red sphere —a recurring symbol in the artist’s work— acts as a nucleus of energy and imbalance: a force that attracts, threatens, and sustains at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Weight of the Gaze II exposes the fragility of contemporary self-perception and consolidates the conceptual axis of the triptych: the gaze as mirror, burden, and possibility of redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Inhabit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Oil with brushes, wide brushes, palette knives and oil pastels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupport:\u003c\/b\u003e 100% linen canvas (FL-500)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStretcher:\u003c\/b\u003e High-density Russian pine, 38 mm depth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 CM | 30 X 40\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e June 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney (Australia)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plaza Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52845604700525,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/8721\/1373\/files\/1.L_VERT_THUMBNAILS.jpg?v=1771921270"},{"product_id":"the-weight-of-the-gaze-iii-2025","title":"The Weight of the Gaze III (2025)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Weight of the Gaze III concludes the triptych with a reflection on the dissolution of identity before the inner gaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure, almost dematerialized, seems to emerge or fade within a space dominated by vaporous color planes and structures that barely hold its form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn contrast to the previous pieces, the pictorial matter here becomes more ethereal, as if the figure were freeing itself from the weight that once constrained it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe face dissolves into translucent glazes, and the gaze—no longer directed outward but inward—suggests a state of reconciliation or surrender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis final work brings the triptych’s narrative to closure, transforming tension into introspection: gesture shifts from struggle to acceptance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body dissolves, yet consciousness remains—suspended in a silence that suggests redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Inhabit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Oil with brushes, wide brushes, palette knives and oil pastels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupport:\u003c\/b\u003e 100% linen canvas (FL-500)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStretcher:\u003c\/b\u003e High-density Russian pine, 38 mm depth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 CM | 30 X 40\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e June 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney (Australia)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plaza Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52845605781869,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/8721\/1373\/files\/2.L_VERT_THUMBNAILS.jpg?v=1771921272"},{"product_id":"open-fracture-i-2026","title":"Open Fracture I (2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Open Fracture, Plaza approaches the body as a territory inhabited by tension between consciousness, gesture, and matter. 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