This powerful 12" x 18" portrait on canvas, executed in a dynamic combination of oil and acrylic, is a quintessential piece from Alex Whitehouse's exploration of the internal and external self.

Whitehouse uses a striking split-face composition to confront the complexities of identity and emotion. The work is a vibrant study in duality—the conscious versus the subconscious, the public persona versus the private self, or perhaps opposing emotional states. The stark, vertical division running down the center of the face creates a literal and conceptual tension, forcing the viewer to reconcile the contrasting halves.