▷ Instant paralysis (XL) by Daniel Witschkanow, 2023 | Acrylic Painting While Supplies Last

With , Daniel Witschkanow captures a face frozen in a state of extreme tension, suspended between appearance and dissolution. Composed of a tangled web of black lines projected onto a white background, the work gives rise to a human figure that is both recognizable and unstable, as if seized in a split second of suspended time.

The gaze, formed by two dense and turbulent masses, immediately imposes itself as the focal point of the composition. Around these areas of concentration, a chaotic network of fine lines unfolds, evoking nervous impulses, fragmented thoughts, or emotional overload. The face appears to both construct and deconstruct itself before our eyes, caught in a contradictory movement of control and loss.

The technique of projection and freehand drawing lends the work a raw and immediate energy. Each line seems dictated by an instinctive, almost automatic gesture, translating the precise moment when body and mind freeze in the face of emotional intensity. The stark contrast between black and white heightens the visual impact and the legibility of this suspended expression.

Through its XL format,envelops the viewer and amplifies the psychological impact of the composition. The work functions as an emotional mirror, confronting the viewer with their own states of blockage, anxiety, or shock. Daniel Witschkanow delivers here a deeply expressive work, in which drawing becomes the direct language of the unconscious and the lived instant.