In Sync XVII continues the series in which Karlos Ibarra paints the human figure as a vessel for feeling rather than likeness. The Mexican painter tends to leave his subjects without defined features, reaching instead for emotional truth — desire, vulnerability, the quiet tension between bodies. Across the In Sync works he returns to balance, intimacy, and the space between people, and this canvas takes up that thread.
Executed in acrylic, the figures are carried by a cool, particular light and thick, deliberate brushwork that keeps the paint frankly present. Ibarra's nudity is never erotic; the undefined faces push attention toward posture and proximity, where the real subject lies. The near-square format holds the two presences in a taut, considered balance.
Acrylic on canvas · 2026 · 70 × 90 cm (27.6 × 35.4 in) · Unique · Mounted on a wooden frame · Certificate of authenticity included