Title: Selfie Obsession
Artist: Dan Forlenza
Medium: Acrylic / Mixed Media on Canvas
Year: 2026
Size: 24" h. x 24” w. x 1.5"
Frame: none

Artwork Description: Selfie Obsession

Artist: Dan Forlenza

Year: 2026

Medium: Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas

Dimensions: 24" x 24"

About the Work

In this compelling 2026 piece, Selfie Obsession, Dan Forlenza explores the intersection of identity and digital culture. Measuring 24" x 24", this acrylic mixed media painting centers on a stylized figure engaged in a modern ritual, rendered with a sophisticated economy of line and a powerful, high-contrast palette of crimson, obsidian, and stark white.

The composition is an intricate puzzle of geometric planes. The subject is captured in the act of framing their own image, with the rectangular device serving as a focal point that mirrors the structural lines of the background. Forlenza’s use of thick, black outlines gives the piece a stained-glass or woodblock-print quality, anchoring the fluid shapes of the figure—most notably the expressive, elongated hand and the sharp, angular profile—into a cohesive, modern icon of the social media age.

Style & Technique

Forlenza employs a "hard-edge" acrylic technique, characterized by clean boundaries and flat, saturated color fields. The "mixed media" nature of the canvas adds a subtle, tactile subtext; the viewer can discern hints of underlying texture that soften the graphic precision, reminding us of the physical labor behind the digital-inspired aesthetic.

The influence of Cubism and Mid-Century Modern graphic design is evident here, yet the subject matter makes it urgently contemporary. The rhythmic horizontal bands in the background create a sense of optical vibration, perhaps suggesting the constant "noise" of the digital world, while the way the figure’s silhouette merges into the deep red background plays with the idea of a self being consumed by its own image.

Key Features

• Thematic Depth: A sharp commentary on digital narcissism and the curated self.

• Dynamic Palette: A timeless red, white, and black scheme that provides high-impact visual energy.

• Geometric Precision: Expertly balanced composition using linear motifs and weighted shapes to direct the eye to the central "screen."

• Versatile Scale: The 24" x 24" format makes it a perfect statement piece for a contemporary home or a gallery focused on modern social themes.

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This unique acrylic on canvas painting by Dan Forlenza is a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork.

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.