Solo Exhibit
The Summer Saloon (2026)
Chelsea Museum District
Houston, TX
June 28, 2026
View Exhibition →Exposed — Original artwork by Papayon | Oil and encaustic on canvas 2025
$1,500.00
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Nothing to hide.
Exposed strips portraiture down to its simplest confrontation: a face meeting another face. There is no elaborate setting, no symbolism to shield the subject, only expression and the evidence of the artist's hand.
Layered strokes of encaustic and oil leave traces of hesitation, revision, and instinct. Rather than chasing likeness, the painting searches for presence—the quiet tension between what we reveal and what we keep to ourselves.
The direct gaze offers no explanation. Strength and vulnerability occupy the same space, asking whether being seen is an act of courage or surrender.
Sometimes exposure is not a loss of protection.
Sometimes it is the beginning of honesty.
Original work by Papayon — Latin American contemporary artist based in Houston, TX. Encaustic and oil on canvas, 17×17in. Certificate of authenticity included. Ships worldwide.