Inspired by Facebook Marketplace, this painting reflects on unused objects—a flea market of lost opportunities.
Painted in Payne’s grey, a cold monochrome mixing ivory black and ultramarine, the work combines striking realism with conceptual tension. The erotic charge of the "sexy set" is immediately undercut by “missed gift” evoking both sadness and hope. This juxtaposition invites reflection on intimacy, consumption, and the human condition, where desire and absence coexist.
Finalist work in the Prix des Arts of Woluwe Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium. Exhibited internationally (Belgium, Spain).
Stretched on a 4,5 cm alu frame.
