Title: Filtered Faces
Artist: Dan Forlenza
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 2026
Size: 18” w. x 24” h.
Frame: none
Filtered Faces
Artist: Dan Forlenza
Year: 2026
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 18" x 24"
Description
In "Filtered Faces," Dan Forlenza presents a compelling exploration of modern identity and digital connection through a bold, neo-cubist lens. The 18" x 24" acrylic painting depicts two stylized figures engaged in the ubiquitous contemporary ritual of the "selfie." Captured in a moment of shared digital reflection, the subjects are rendered with a striking interplay of high-contrast colors—deep blacks, crisp whites, vibrant reds, and soft pinks—against a muted, neutral background.
The composition centers on the sharp geometry of the faces and the red smartphone that acts as the focal point of their interaction. Forlenza utilizes heavy, deliberate line work and flattened perspectives to deconstruct the figures, echoing the "filtered" and curated versions of ourselves we present to the world.
Style and Technique
The piece is a masterful example of Forlenza’s signature style, which blends elements of Synthetic Cubism with Modern Pop Art.
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Geometric Abstraction: The artist uses rigid lines and sharp angles to define the anatomy, breaking down the human form into distinct planes. This technique creates a sense of structural depth while maintaining a graphic, two-dimensional quality.
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Color Blocking & Contrast: The palette is intentionally restricted yet impactful. The use of bold red in the phone and lips creates visual "pops" that draw the eye, while the striped patterns on the arms introduce a rhythmic movement to the otherwise static composition.
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Graphic Line Work: Every shape is encased in thick, confident outlines, reminiscent of woodcut prints or stained glass. This technique provides a sense of permanence and weight to the fleeting digital moment being depicted.
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Symbolism: The "red eyes" and the bifurcated faces suggest a duality of existence—the tension between our physical selves and our digital avatars.
"Filtered Faces" serves as both a visual feast and a social commentary, inviting the viewer to contemplate the intersection of art, technology, and the self in the mid-2020s.
Product Details
Medium: Acrylic paint on canvas
Dimensions: 18 inches wide by 24 inches high
Style: Modernism, Cubist-Inspired, Abstract Figurative, Graphic
Condition: Excellent, Ready to hang
Original Painting signed by the artist.
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Dan Forlenza creates using an assortment of physical media and digital tools.
- Active Artist Member at WAAM (Woodstock Artists Association & Museum), https://www.woodstockart.org/. Since its founding in 1919, the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum has been committed to exhibiting, collecting and supporting artists and art education and in sustaining the tradition of Woodstock as a “Colony of the Arts.” WAAM is located in the center of the village of Woodstock, New York.
- Nationally published single panel comic artist with King Features Syndicate in weekly feature called "The New Breed" in the 1990s and more recently the co-creator of a sci-fi graphic novel series called "SUPERBUG".
- Creating NFT digital art since 2019 and ranked as one of the top NFT Artists with over 500 NFT artworks sold to over 230 NFT art collectors.
- Digital NFT Artwork is part of The Museum of Crypto Art (M○C△) permanent Genesis Collection.
