A striking minimalist surreal portrait

A striking minimalist surreal portrait, a close-up from the waist up, of an anthropomorphic creature with smooth matte black skin, standing perfectly frontal and symmetrical against a pure clean white background. The upper half of its head is missing: the head is cleanly cut off just below the nose in a smooth, flat, bloodless edge, with a hollow matte black interior, leaving only the lower jaw, the chin and a pair of lips, stretched into a predatory smile. Above the cut hovers a black spiked halo, a ring of sharp thorn-like spikes pointing outward, floating over the head. The creature wears a crisp, tailored white suit jacket, a white tie and a black shirt, the black shirt visible in the open collar and clearly distinct from the black skin by the contrast of the white tie and jacket. Shoulders straight, a quiet, uncanny, elegant presence. Clean studio photograph feel, soft frontal key light with defined shadows under the jaw, the halo and the lapels, subtle rim light on the black skin so that the shape is readable, no background details, a soft contact shadow only. Palette strictly black and white, high contrast, graphic and minimal. Style: Oil painting rendered in the dry-brush technique; brushstrokes and paint texture are clearly visible. Bold graphic shapes and heavy black ink shadows in the spirit of Mike Mignola, dark painterly rendering inspired by Raphael Albuquerque, a blend of realism and expressionism, expressive brushwork, visible texture.