
Shinobi
Digital mixed media on archival acrylic panel
36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9 cm)
Executed in 2025
Original Digital Asset Estimate: USD 22,000 – 35,000
ProvenanceIn Shinobi, Mac Tabilis channels the essence of stealth, intimacy, and unspoken strength into a singular visual statement. The work captures two intertwined figures—rendered in a liquid spectrum of iridescent tones—locked in an embrace that is as much a concealment as it is a revelation. The title evokes the shadow-world of the shinobi, the fabled Japanese agents of subtlety and precision, yet here their legacy is transmuted into a deeply human and emotional register.
The background, a fractured architectural space intersected by explosive radial lines, heightens the duality of stillness and motion. It suggests the momentary breach of a private world by unseen forces—an intrusion that the figures meet not with resistance, but with unyielding unity. The specter-like forms and soft dissolves in the periphery allude to memory, transience, and the art of moving through life without leaving obvious traces.
Tabilis’ technique is a masterclass in hybrid composition. Traditional principles of chiaroscuro and form are merged seamlessly with digital layering, producing a surface that shifts with the light—sometimes revealing luminous detail, other times cloaking it in shadow. This interplay reinforces the work’s central theme: the beauty of what remains hidden.
With Shinobi, Tabilis joins a lineage of contemporary artists who blur the boundaries between the physical and the virtual, between intimacy and enigma. It is a work that invites repeated viewing, each encounter revealing something previously unseen—much like the elusive figures from which it draws its name.
Exhibition & Publication| 20″ x 16″ (Horizontal) | 14″ x 11″ (Horizontal) | 30″ x 20″ (Horizontal) | 36" x 24" (Horizontal) | |
| Width, in | 20.00 | 14.00 | 30.00 | 36.00 |
| Height, in | 16.00 | 11.00 | 20.00 | 24.00 |
| Depth, in | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
High-definition print
Printed on archival quality photographic paper with archival inks and fused to acrylic.
French cleat backing
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Water resistant
Water-resistant surface for effortless cleaning
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