In Repose

Haleh Mashian | In Repose | Abstract Figurative Expressionism

In Repose by Haleh Mashian captures the female figure in a moment of quiet confrontation, where stillness carries an undercurrent of tension. Seated with her shirt partially undone, the figure meets the viewer’s gaze with a composed yet unsettled presence. The body is held upright, but the looseness of her posture suggests a pause rather than rest, as though suspended between action and withdrawal.

Mashian constructs the form through layered mixed media, allowing tonal shifts of green, violet, and pale yellow to move across the surface of the skin. The surrounding dark field presses inward, flattening spatial depth and isolating the figure within an ambiguous interior space. Painterly strokes define the open shirt in stark contrast to the softened rendering of the torso, reinforcing a balance between exposure and restraint. In Repose continues Mashian’s exploration of the human figure as a site of psychological tension, shaped through observation, gesture, and material process.

Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas

Dimensions: 48" x 30" x 2.5"