Canvas 100-70 oil, acrylic, spray, mixed media, palette knife
 
In this work, Lagidze uses several expressive techniques that enhance the emotional impact:
Monochrome palette
The complete absence of color (only black, white, and shades of gray) makes the painting more meditative and timeless, as if it were torn from a memory or a dream. This deprives the viewer of distracting details and focuses on the form and mood.
Contrast of brushstroke density
The figure is painted in thick, textured layers of paint, almost like a sculpture, while the background is smoother and blurrier. This creates the effect of a “protruding” character - he literally stands out from the world around him, which emphasizes his alienation.
Use of empty space
There is a lot of emptiness to the right of the figure, which not only enhances the compositional balance, but also symbolically conveys loneliness and internal pause.
Silhouette and pose
The position of the person (sitting, slightly leaning forward, hands in pockets, collar up) gives a feeling of isolation and immersion in his own thoughts.
A hint of a landscape without details
The horizon and the unclear texture around can be both the sea and the land - this is intentionally blurred so that each viewer can "think up" their own story.
All this together creates the effect of observing a moment of silence, when the hero seems to be frozen between the past and the future.