ORIGINAL PAINTING -PRESENCE

Presence

Original by Keny

Acrylic & Oil on Canvas

Framed in solid boxed Tasmanian oak

Dimensions: 1.5m x 1.5m

Signed on reverse, with original poem handwritten by the artist.

This is the founding painting of the ManOS movement — the visual that gave language to a book, a philosophy, and a worldwide brotherhood. Created during the rebirth period that shaped ManOS, it stands as both artifact and altar: the moment presence itself became visible.

Artist’s Statement

“There were two lines once.

One — the code I was given:

be strong, don’t cry, fit the frame.

The other — the line I tried to draw for myself,

wrong at first, then covered, then revealed.

The painting spoke before I did.

It told me:

you can’t erase what made you,

only stand beside it,

truer this time.”

— Keny, from the poem “Presence” (inscribed on the reverse)

Interpretation

The blue — the now.

The yellow — the horizon we imagine.

The cross — where belief pierces time.

Every dream, every memory, must pass through this one breath.

Binary marks whisper under the surface —

the old program still running,

but rewritten, line by line,

by presence itself.

Provenance

This is not just an artwork.

It is the visual genesis of ManOS — The Operating System for Men.

Presence was painted in silence, before the book had words, capturing the fracture and the return. It later became a symbolic touchstone for the global ManOS movement, embodying the act of rebuilding the man beneath the mask.

The piece includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity and high-resolution photographic documentation of the work and inscription.

Shipping & Handling

• Worldwide insured delivery in custom crate.

• Hand-signed and sealed by the artist.

• Ships from Melbourne, Australia.

• Artwork value declared for full insurance coverage.

Pricing:

$47,000 USD (≈ £37,000 / AUD$72,000 / €43,000)