In Head of a Woman, Canevari once again employs polyethylene to create an expressive, surreal portrait, pushing the boundaries of sculpture with an industrial material rarely associated with figurative art. The translucent plastic forms jagged, linear contours, defining the woman’s head in an almost ghostly silhouette. The use of polyethylene gives the portrait a fragmented, abstract quality, but with the unmistakable presence of a face emerging from the chaos of lines. As in other works from this series, the eye is marked in vivid red, drawing the viewer's focus and giving the piece a sharp emotional intensity.
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In Head of a Woman, Canevari once again employs polyethylene to create an expressive, surreal portrait, pushing the boundaries of sculpture with an industrial material rarely associated with figurative art. The translucent plastic forms jagged, linear contours, defining the woman’s head in an almost ghostly silhouette. The use of polyethylene gives the portrait a fragmented, abstract quality, but with the unmistakable presence of a face emerging from the chaos of lines. As in other works from this series, the eye is marked in vivid red, drawing the viewer's focus and giving the piece a sharp emotional intensity.
This work has echoes of the abstract portraits by artists like Pablo Picasso, where distortion and simplification of features force the viewer to reconsider traditional notions of beauty and form. However, Canevari’s use of polyethylene adds a modern, industrial dimension, making the work feel as though it is both dissolving and coming together at the same time. The transparency of the material allows light to interact with the piece in unique ways, creating shifting shadows and reflections that lend the work an ephemeral, almost intangible presence. This contrast between the heavy subject of portraiture and the lightness of the material sets Head of a Woman apart as a deeply innovative exploration of form.