Robo Nyman

Pastel on black cardboard, 98 × 78 cm

Portrait of a young man.

Pastel on black cardboard, 70 × 50 cm

„The inner contradiction, concealed by illusion as if it did not exist, and yet inescapably persists.“

Optical illusion as a figurative composition

Pastel on black cardboard, 50 × 70 cm

Portrait of a cat falling from the window board

Pastel on black cardboard, 58 × 48 cm

„The invisible one you carry appears weighty, as it aspires towards for one that is elusive and lost in the past.“

Portrait of a contemporary dancer

Pastel on black cardboard, 48 × 38 cm

„In ephemeral dreams, there is that concealed place, forever veiled and inscrutable, where something enigmatic seems to exist.“

Portrait of a young man

Pastel on black cardboard, 70 × 50 cm

„That which rages inside you, which you can’t get still, where you think you’re going to burst and where the only hope is that it will implode, but that never happens.“

Portrait of a young man who was a professional gymnast in his youth

Pastel on black cardboard, 100 × 80 cm

„In a fleeting moment, the very essence of gravity defied, as ephemeral levitation embraces a transcendent interlude, liberating the soul from the encumbrance of any burdensome sentiments.“

Portrait of a martial artist

Pastel on black cardboard, 42 × 29 cm

Floating figures move seemingly weightlessly through the picture.

Portrait drawing of a well-known figure skater

Pastel on black cardboard, 42 × 29 cm

„The reflection that unyielding interrogates its essence and purpose. And despite one’s relentless efforts to seize fleeting moments and cling to them, even attaining success, they remain void of meaning, for all is ultimately lost to oblivion.“

Self portrait