Shigeki Matsuyama Portrait of Dazzle #30, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021, Offered as Original with Certificate
Shigeki Matsuyama Portrait of Dazzle #30, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021, Offered as Original with Certificate
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A gaze behind the pattern
Matsuyama borrows the logic of naval dazzle camouflage and applies it to the human face. Only the eyes remain legible, so the portrait reads as both a disguise and a confession. It is a calm, graphic picture with a quietly unsettling centre.
Best for: Collectors of Japanese contemporary painting who favour graphic, large format work
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Described as close to unused; surface appears clean and even in the photographs.
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Two finely drawn grey eyes look out from a head wrapped entirely in rippling black and white stripes, set against a flat sage green ground: Portrait of dazzle #30 by Shigeki Matsuyama, offered as an original acrylic on canvas of 2021.
The Piece
The figure is reduced to a silhouette of head and shoulders, covered by broad bands that swell and fold like a current of water. Only the eyes are rendered naturalistically, in soft greys with every lash picked out, so that a living gaze surfaces through the pattern. The paint is laid perfectly flat, with no visible brushwork.
Matsuyama's long-running series takes its name from dazzle camouflage, the bold livery painted on warships a century ago to confuse the eye. He turns that idea on the portrait, asking how a person presents and conceals themselves at once.
Details
- Artist: Shigeki Matsuyama
- Title: Portrait of dazzle #30
- Year: 2021
- Medium: Acrylic on canvas, as stated on the certificate
- Edition: Offered as an original, unique work
- Inscription: Titled in pen on the reverse, with a signature as it appears
- Canvas size: 80.3 x 65.2 cm (31.6 x 25.7 in)
- Frame: Unframed, on its wooden stretcher with hanging cord
- Documentation: Certificate of Originality, included
- Accessories: Fitted slip box and yellow cloth bag
- Condition: Near unused; see below
Condition
- Close to unused; the surface appears clean and even.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade A (excellent, near unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Presented as an original painting on the strength of the description, photographs and certificate. The Desk makes no independent attribution; please confirm with your own adviser. Hang away from direct sun and damp.
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