Ballerina from Behind

Acrylic on canvas, 2026 · 70 × 92 cm

Price🇺🇸

$3,558

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About This Work

A striking mixed-media ballerina seen from behind, painted in monochrome tones against a rich gold background. The white tutu opens across the canvas with sculptural texture, while the figure’s turned pose creates a feeling of elegance, mystery and quiet strength.

Story

This piece looks at ballet from a more powerful and introspective angle. The ballerina is turned away from the viewer, creating distance, privacy and mystery. Instead of performing directly for us, she exists in her own internal moment. The contrast between the dark figure, the white tutu and the golden background gives the artwork a dramatic, almost iconic quality. The gold suggests value, discipline and timeless beauty, while the textured tutu carries movement even in stillness. It is a painting about control, posture, resilience and the silent strength required to appear effortless.