Toxic Words

Ishmael Fa | Stand : AB03

This deeply personal and visceral self-portrait explores the corrupting physical and psychological weight of harmful language. A realistic, steady gaze anchors the center of the composition, but the face is aggressively invaded by pale, segmented, worm-like cords. With several of these structures emerging directly from the subject's mouth and toxic green, vein-like roots spreading across the skin, the piece illustrates how toxic words act as a living infection. Framed by a chaotic, claustrophobic border of searing yellow and orange, the artwork serves as a dark metaphor for how negativity—whether spoken by us or absorbed from others—takes root in our identity, suffocates authentic expression, and visibly poisons the self from the inside out.

• Art Style: Surrealist Realism, Self Portrait
• Size and orientation: Vertical
• Dimensions (cm): Height- 42.00, Width- 28.00, Depth- 0.50
• Colour: Brown, Red, Blue
• Price: AED 10000