{"product_id":"selfie-obsession-acrylic-mixed-media-on-canvas-24-x-24","title":"Selfie Obsession - Acrylic \/ Mixed Media on Canvas - 24” x 24”","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitle: Selfie Obsession\u003cbr\u003eArtist: Dan Forlenza\u003cbr\u003eMedium: Acrylic \/ Mixed Media on Canvas\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003eSize: 24\" h. x 24” w. x 1.5\"\u003cbr\u003eFrame: none\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 3 []\"\u003eArtwork Description: \u003cem\u003eSelfie Obsession\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dan Forlenza\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24\" x 24\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Work\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this compelling 2026 piece, \u003cem\u003eSelfie Obsession\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStyle \u0026amp; Technique\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForlenza 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe influence of Cubism and Mid-Century Modern graphic design is evident here, yet the subject matter makes it urgently contemporary. 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