CI - 气
Oil, acrylics, oil pastels, oil sticks, pigments, concrete, sprays, enamels, drawing collages, Japanese Ink & graphite on canvas.
65 X 55 X 1.7 cm
Powerful Ci identifies the cosmic force from the ancient Eastern myth of energy.
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Numero - ∞
Refurbished e-wastes, iron, wire, alloy, 5Volt LED, steel and plaster
24 X 12 X 12 cm
"Drawing on the ancient Greek concept of Kairos, qualitative, charged time as opposed to administered clock time, Ballocca locates meaning in the interval between gesture and construction, between natural pigment and industrial residue, between the ancient and the technological. His practice finds in that suspension a space where something genuinely new becomes possible."
Bio by Brett Lee, Founder and Director of Jakupsil
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Photosynthesis
Oil, pastels and sprays on canvas
115 X 85 X 4 cm
On hold at Copernico Work - Co-working Host. Torino, Italy.
Photosynthesis, a term rooted in the ancient Greek philosophical concept of ‘Ph.y.sis’, exploring the enigmatic process by which plants transform sunlight into nourishment using the statuary subject of Vittoria Alata of Parco della Rimembranza in Torino as a symbolic medium; Nature, which remains the fundamental axiom underlying every theorem. Orama is a term that derives from inner-most chemistry, so I imagined it in relation to my work as seen as a whole, observed from a generic point of view and not in relation to one or more specific works of my production. Diachronic, on the other hand, indicates my research tendency, the way in which I vary my processes and intermediate links between paintings, sculptures, works on paper or videos. Being critical on my perceptions allow this diachronism method of cataloging images through time factors in order to exudes references of an indefinite series of psychic conditions I experience since I was a kid, similar to what connects vegetables, Sun and vital energy.
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Ftéri - Φτέρη
Mixedmedia on canvas
140 X 110 X 4 cm
On view in Focus Art Fair 2026 - Booth A6, Jakupsil Ny
May 21 - 24, 2026
Chelsea Industrial, 550 W 28th St, New York, NY
L'opera è intitolata Ftéri - Φτέρη, in Greco 'Felce' perchè la composizione finale identifica la trasmutazione della pianta felce in una figura antropomorfa.
Ftéri è anche il nome di una piccola e paradisiaca spiaggia sull'isola Greca di Cefalonia, luogo di richiamo al celebre 'Mito della Caverna' di Platone.
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King Cinto
Mixedmedia on canvas
140 X 110 X 5 cm
On view in Focus Art Fair, 21-24 May - Curated by Jakupsil Ny.
King in Italian is 'RE'. Cinto is a mediterranean fish classified as Cinto di Venere. King Cinto stands for 'ReCinto' Recinto in Italian means 'Fence/closed area'. This work is a natural manifestation of physical nature linked to an inner-most and unaccessible spiritual area. The ancient myth of Venere re-interpretation by science on this singular creature, is a good-will of natural ecosystem conservation claim.
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Apollo & Dafne // Frἦ
Mixedmedia on canvas
150 X 120 X 4 cm
Eros had forged two magic arrows, one of gold and one of lead. The golden one would make anyone who touched it fall in love, while the lead one would make anyone who touched it, completely immune to love. Eros notices that Apollo is observing this woodland nymph, named Daphne, so he puts the golden arrow in Apollo's quiver and he gets injured during a hunting trip and shoots the lead one at Daphne. Apollo loses his head for Daphne, but she runs away in terror from the most beautiful of the gods, until, exhausted, she calls upon Zeus, who assists her and transforms her into a laurel tree, which from that moment becomes the symbol of Apollo and the dead, as well as of victorious all Olympic athletes. Laurel, in Greek, until nowadays is called ( δάφνη ) Daphnì for this reason.
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Musth Socratico
Mixedmedia on canvas
130 X 59 X 4 cm
"Se esistesse il cadere addormentati, ma non fosse dato, specularmente, il risvegliarsi che dallo stato del sonno scaturisce, comprendi bene che alla fin fine il mondo mostrerebbe che Endimione è una banalità. E se tutti gli elementi si combinassero senza più separarsi, ecco, in un baleno si concreta la teoria di Anassagora: in blocco tutti gli elementi."
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Sands of Taym
Pigments, acrylics, oil, markers, sprays and charcoal on canvas
95 X 70 X 4 cm
Private collection in Italy.
Taym resembles the word "time" as pronounced in English.
In the creation of the first graphic signs called 'proto-glyphs' of various archaic cultures such as the Egyptian, Chinese, and Minoan (around 4500 - 1600 BC) ancient scribes captured, composed, and intertwined first signs as linked to internal visions of external approximations, adopting them to alphabetize the experience of reality, which, fused with time, determines the perception of the spatial dimension too.
Since reading and writing date back only a few thousand years, while those brain regions are millions of years old, we can assume that they originally had the function of establishing generic geometric references, as for the movement of birds concerning the stars, and perhaps, the spatial and architectural perception of the human being.
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Intimacy - Πυθία
Oil, gold foil pigmented and acrylics on canvas
15.35 X 11.02 X 1.8 inch
"La profetessa di Delfi e le sacerdotesse di Dodona, in istato di delirio, resero molti e segnalati servigi, sia pubblici che privati, alla Grecia; mentre erano in sè, pochi e nessuno. E taccio della Sibilla e di quanti altri servendosi di un'arte divinatoria d'ispirazione divina come l'amore, con le loro predizioni segnarono a molti la via da seguire; perchè allungherei, per dir poi cose che tutti sanno. Questo tuttavia merita d'esser attestato, che anche quegli antichi che dettero i nomi alle cose, non ritennero la follia nè un disonore nè un'onta, perchè non avrebbero derivato da questa parola il nome di quell'arte bellissima, per la quale si discerne il futuro che i moderni, inserendovi per ignoranza un t, chiamano mantica."
Platone -Il Fedro ( V.v. 244b)
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Tessera, 1260 a.C.
Mixedmedia on canvas
150 X 120 X 4 cm
Hieroglyph” derives from the Greek hieroglyphikós, a word that in Italian can be translated as “Sacred Words” or “Words of God”: from ἱερός (hieròs), meaning “sacred,” and the verb γλύφω (glýphō). I split the word into Gero and Glifo, not thinking of its direct Greek roots but as an ancient word, now, in my Italian language. “Gero” is embedded in word gerundio (gerund), a verb tense that perfectly mirrors, in Italian grammar, the function of a glyph.
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Wind, Sand & Psyche - 霽
Mixedmedia. Acrylics, natural pigments, fungy dust, acrylics, tempera, oil pastels, collages, enamels, sprays, digital print transfer, canvas, graphite and sumi-e Ink on canvas
110 X 125 X 4 cm
"The ultimate fate of every dogma is that it gradually becomes soulless. Life wants to create new forms, and therefore, when a dogma loses its vitality, it must perforce activate the archetype that has always helped man to express the mistery of the soul."
C.G.JUNG
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Segnali di Virtù per il Bambino
Mixedmedia on canvas
115 X 85 X 4 cm
Ogni cosa resa ferma con velocità, rinnega il fuoco, si espande nell'acqua, e questa, nella terra antica; immobili, le roteanti ruote del carro scintillano di fiamme lungo la strada. Nel capitolare del fuoco nell'acqua, lo scorrere del fulmine nell'acqua riaccende il fuoco. Un rito. Ritorno di passaggio tra un capitolo della vita e l'altro e di fronte, l'abisso. Segnali di Virtù per il Bambino.
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X-Cape
Mixedmedia on canvas
65 X 45 X 4 cm
Exhibited in the Duo Show Nature & Love
Curated by Master Ruha Gallery
N. 18, Rudong Road, Shinan District, Qingdao City, Shandong - Beijing, Qingdao, China
“This work is a composite symbol built upon layered mediums, weaving together ancient and contemporary influences. At its core, it represents the union of Upper and Lower Egypt, depicted through adapted hieroglyphs inspired by the Sema-Tawy motif—a symbol of unity featuring the intertwined lotus flower (representing Upper Egypt) and papyrus (symbolizing Lower Egypt). These botanical elements are reimagined as dynamic, flowing forms that evoke both harmony and transformation. Adding a playful yet profound layer of meaning, the ‘X Cape’ within the piece draws inspiration from the iconic opening mission of Crash Bandicoot 1, a vintage console game where the protagonist lands on a tropical isle.
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K-Nights
Mixedmedia on canvas
60 X 40 X 4 cm
Exhibited in Focus Art Fair 2026, May 21 - 24, Booth A6 - Jakupsil. Chelsea Industrial, 550 W 28th St, New York, NY
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Master of the Heat
Concrete, pigments, oil, sprays on board
60 X 40 X 4 cm
Balanced upon each linguistic synchronicity, each συλλαβή upgrades my heat.
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Ball
Mixedmedia on paper
32 X 23 X 4 cm
Collezione 'Accademia Albertina' , Italia - Torino.
Ora posa la domanda più densa, come un diamante; così come la
luce si spezzetta in colori, ognuno di questi è per la domanda, ogni risposta; ma la tecnologia è separata a-priori dallo Spirito e Non scorre, ecco perchè in realtà, ogni essere umano, è collegato/a all’altro/a. Come tre ciliegie agli steli e gli steli al nucleo attaccato al ramo. Sembra di osservare un 6 6 6, ma i collegamenti non si dovrebbero fraintendere. A livello simbolico, come nella mente, l'Albatros prosegue il suo volo oltre la tempesta, oltre l'arco dei colori, individua le domande con le risposte stesse. Il Sole muove la visione a seconda di dove osserviamo, illumina la via di fuga della serpe. Come antidoto, numeri e lettere si dividono, mantenendo ogni figura come il limite di ogni solido, un cerchio diviene sfera. Due significati dentro ad un unico segno grafico, questa è la storia di Ball.
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Horse // Hidden Ty.Ty.
Mixedmedia on paper
19 X 12 X 2 inch
"Hidden between reality and technology"
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Veins
Mixedmedia on paper
48 X 33 X 2 cm
Flowing of blood through lotus flowers symbolizes life, continuity, and the sacred exchange between humanity and the divine. In ancient Greek and Roman cultures, the vase was a sacred liturgical element known as rhyton, a perforated vessel used in ceremonial libations. Originating in ancient Persia, where they were called takūk, (Plurals: rhytà) and became symbols of cultural exchange after the Greek victory over the Persians in 479 BC. Greek artists, inspired by these luxurious objects, began crafting their own interpretations, blending artistry with ritual. The word rhyton is thought to derive from the Greek rhein, meaning ‘to flow,’ which traces back to the Indo-European root sreu-, also meaning ‘flow.’
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Amethystos
Mixedmedia on velvet paper
19.87 X 11.87 X 1.54 inch
From the Greek "amethystos" ("not drunk"), as they were believed to protect against drunkenness, amethysts are a variety of crystalline quartz that forms in volcanic cavities.
Serie: 'Cycladic Amethysts, 2026'
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Arerit
Mixedmedia on velvet paper
19.87 X 11.78 X 1.6 inch
It marks the first stage of the journey through a border location, the Orange Ultra. Arerit is the epithet engraved on the entrance of the first door (hour) of twelve; when the Sun sets at night, so, the twilight witnesses the first stage of the journey through a border place. The antechamber of human spirit, within which each of us transcends during this life.
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Hypokéimenon
Oil pastels, natural pigments and sprays on archival paper
19.87 X 11.89 X 1.56 inch
Collection of Czong Institute of Contemporary Art ( Cica Museum )
On view on 'Contemporary Landscape, 2026' Cica Museum
"...And substance -οὐσία] is the underlying reality -ὑποκείμενον], which, in one sense, means matter (by matter I mean that which is not a determinate thing in actuality, but only a determinate thing in potentiality); in another sense, it means the essence and the form (which, being something determinate, can be separated in thought); and, in a third sense, it means the composite of matter and form..."
(Aristotle, Metaphysics, VII, 1042a)
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Orama - ὅραμα
Mixedmedia on paper
19 X 12 X 1.5 inch
A green growth emerges against an ocher backdrop, merging the divine figure that humanity seeks in its relationship with nature. *Orama*, derived from the Greek word for ‘vision’, reflects the intimate connection between the observer and the natural world. Like the dynamic between two lovers, this vision of nature becomes a mirror, revealing the spiritual elements that animate my gestures and creative impulses. The process begins with slow, deliberate drawing and cutting, followed by swift compositional decisions after scanning drafts and sketches. The result is a fusion of statuary icons and vegetal patterns, a mental exploration of the ancient relationship between humans and their natural environments. Through art and the depiction of nature, this work delves into the hidden aesthetic sublimation that has shaped our understanding of the world for centuries.
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Kratos - Κράτος
Mixedmedia. Graphite drawings and photographs scans, digital collage and rendering.
19.7 X 11.8 X 1.5 inch
Orama - ὅραμα 2.0 Serie
Launched in November 2023, Orama project sold-out multiple times. After three years of re-editing of different editions, especially of the phygital work 'Orama - ὅραμα', due to the success this collection encoutered, Alberto Ballocca presents a brand-new serie of pieces linked to the same source of inspirations of the previous collection, adding new elements of research, multiple collaborations and the continuos partnership with Treedom.com in order to keep on re-foresting the world through the lens of his creative process. This project will embrace a new serie of hystorical, floreal and faunistic features related to the medieval city of Moncalieri (Torino) and it's relation with ancient Egyptian culture.
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Pramantha Torinese
Mixedmedia on paper
19.87 X 11.87 X 2 inch
On view in: Focus Art Fair 2026, May 21 - 24, Booth A6 - Jakupsil. Chelsea Industrial, 550 W 28th St, New York, NY
VIP Preview MAY 21 THU 6 — 9 PM
"Pramantha è un termine Sanscrito che viene identificato come la parola da cui deriva il nome del dio Greco 'Prometeo.' Il punto chiave del mito racconta che il dio rubò il fuoco a Zeus e lo donò agli uomini, subendo una punizione indicibile. Questo lavoro re-interpreta questo aspetto dell'antico mito identificando la figura di Prometeo come il fuoco stesso e non contenuto in un oggetto esterno. I pattern naturali e il soggetto sono stati fotografati al Castello di Racconigi, la composizione non include un soggetto specifico proprio perchè il fuoco non è rappresentabile in un contesto naturale, se non come unione di ogni elemento vegetale."
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Fast Apollo and Beleaf
Mixedmedia. Paper. Unique ed. HDR print
30 X 42 X 4 cm
Art investigates the relationship between man and nature. Specifically, it shows how the changing of human spirit is reflected in the image that the individual sees of himself within the natural world.
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Ark of Knowledge
Mixedmedia on paper
19.7 X 11.9 X 1.5 inch
There is a hidden logic between objects of thought, reflected in the conceptual connections exposed while uniting objects and mediums during the process. The composition's natural elements include patterns of Dactylifera phoenix, acacia, and maritime pine, present both in the Monastery of Moncalieri and in other locations visited during the collection's research, such as Valentino Park and the Fountain of the Twelve Months in the center of Torino city. The arc of knowledge is open, connecting all the places and the ancient passages buried in time.
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Samurai - 시
Mixedmedia. Mixed-supports. Photographs and drawings scans. Digital collage.
11.98 X 19.87 X 1.8 inch
This work is the result of a mixedmedia technique that unites multiple mediums and approaches gravitating around one specific object of investigation of a larger dimension of natural investigation.
시 This particle, in Korean language is used to read the Japanese Janji referring to the concept of ‘servilism’ related to the ancient figure of Samurai, with the opposite element of the Ronin, all linked through the concept of serving by paying homage to the muse of creative process.
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Samurai - 시 Water Version
Mixedmedia. Multiple supports.
19.76 X 11.7 X 1.5 inch
Collection of Czong Institute of Contemporary Art ( Cica Museum )
On view on 'Contemporary Landscape, 2026' Cica Museum
Same Idea, multiple supports. Idea comes from ancient greek 'εἶδος’ and 'ἰδέα’. These two words, conceptually linked togheter by cultural evolutions, generate what nowadays we use to consider as ‘Vision’. Subjectively, a vision can be on the outside world or the inner one. This artwork embraces all these three dimension upon a natural perception of sensitive plants. Each version gravitates around this concept, made with multiple mediums as to reflect different tactile and also compositional perception of this spiritual energy 시
This particle, in Korean language is used to read the Japanese
Janji referring to the concept of ‘servilism’ related to the ancient figure of Samurai, with the opposite element of the Ronin, all linked through the concept of serving.
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Wild Protector Mehen
Mixedmedia on paper
50 X 70 X 4 cm
The earliest known references to Mehen, the ancient Egyptian protective deity, appear in the *Coffin Texts*. Mehen is depicted as a serpent who coils around the sun god Ra during his perilous journey through the night, particularly as described in the Amduat (the ancient Egyptian funerary text). This protective act mirrors the symbolism of the **Ouroboros**, the serpent that encircles and sustains the world. Mehen’s coils serve as a shield, safeguarding Ra from the dangers of the Duat (the underworld) and ensuring his rebirth at dawn.
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Numero-5
Refurbished e-wastes, iron, wire, alloy, 5Volt LED, steel and plaster
20 X 17 X 9 cm
On view in Focus Art Fair 2026 - Booth A6, Jakupsil Ny
May 21 - 24, 2026
Chelsea Industrial, 550 W 28th St, New York, NY
'"All the waste that the society strips from technological consumerism, or his story; all the strata that the painter erases with the overlapping layers of colour; all the poetic, musical and pictorial afterthoughts, which remain a dead letter destined for the rubbish bin, are instead often the only germinal intuitions from which the authentic work can grow, like an archaic mycelium. It is, then, in this timelapse between the still myokinetic moment of gesture and the un-considered one of the construction of tract, that often lies the only trace of that tiny or corpuscle of the new, Numero-5..."
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Numero - 9 구
Refurbished e-wastes, iron, wire, alloy, 5Volt LED, steel and plaster
19 X 12 X 9 inch
A (alpha) B (beta) S (sigma) - Tract (it means that language is and hides a deeper structure in which 'to abstract' is a verb already containing elements of the ancient world creating our alphabet as modern peoples that waste all these powerful meanins.
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Takuk
Clay, oil, pigmented gold foil and ink.
7.878 X 3.545 X 3.545 inch
The original word is thought to come from the Greek rhein, "to flow", which, in turn, derives from the Indo-European *sreu-, "flow". Pour knowledge within your ancient self.
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Aqva
Mixedmedia. Clay Based
7.87 X 2.7 X 2.7 cm
Exhibited in the Duo Show Nature & Love
Curated by Master Ruha Gallery
N. 18, Rudong Road, Shinan District, Qingdao City, Shandong - Beijing, Qingdao, China
"Take care, Bruce Lee said to 'Be Water'"
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Ωméga
Mixedmedia. Clay-based
12.2 X 8.4 X 8.2 cm
Exclusively via Jakupsil
Eschilo, Sofocle ed Euripide non utlizzano Omega - Ω-méga, ai loro tempi, indicativamente per tutta l'epoca classica (V secolo) il loro alfabeto termina con X. Omega viene forgiata nel VII secolo circa, nella zona della Ionia Asiatica, forse proprio nella città di Talete, Mileto. Con questa lettera, i Greci, differenziano la O breve, come per 'goccia' dalla O lunga, come per la parola 'coro'. Questa scultura identifica la lettera Ω.
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Eul 을 / 𓏲𓄑𓃭𓆰𓍿𓏲
Mixedmedia. Semi-installation.
26 X 12.59 X 10.2 inch
Artwork on-hold at Botanicus Vivaio in Turin, Italy. On Site Specific.
"This work will be installed in a special place very soon! Lately, I'm working on the outside, immersed in woods and deep natural spots. Listening to a lot of Jan Jelinek, Masayoshi Jujita, Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders' music and experimental organics. I feel and define my life through Natural Patterns as this is another result of the impersonal feelings exuded by this pathway."
Collezione Isorropìa Magna, 2025.
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'Fuoco / L'etica del Fuoco'
Clay, Wood, Sprays, Concrete, Acrylics & Sprays
13.7 X 5.9 X 4 inch
Sculpture featured in - 'Like the Death of a Star', conversation with writer, curator and performer Monique Michel (Au)
“This sculpture identifies the natural element Fire. I talk a lot about resonance in art, but resonance is really just a dynamic of life in general. In a world of billions of people, countless messaging, and a plethora of decisions going on within us and around us in a given moment, both conscious and unconscious, knowing how to register what resonance feels like is important. Connecting with art fosters this experience. Feeling the intention imbued in a piece by its creator is practice for feeling the intention imbued in life by THE creator – whoever or whatever that is. It’s the subtle connections we make from our past that we bring to the present that give it meaning."
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Kissos (κισσός) - Ying.Yang
Mixedmedia. Clay-Based
15.7 X 11 X 7.8 inch
This sculpture intertwines the artist’s deep engagement with Plato’s Theaetetus, meditative practices, and the natural patterns of the ivy plant—a symbol of the ancient Greek deity Dionysus. The work embodies the interplay between life, earth, and death, serving as a bridge between the tangible and the metaphysical.
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Fear is Ego - Pandora
Mixedmedia on board
80 X 60 X 4 cm
The only real fear that can be objectively recognized as true is to be scared of be afraid of something.
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Space Cadet
Pigments, acrylics, collages and oil on MDF board
80 X 60 X 4 cm
"Space Cadet" marks the beginning of my journey as an artist; a dive into the unknown, emerging as a cadet navigating the chaotic morgue of the urban landscape. This piece represents my first sold painting, a milestone where art became both my compass and shield. Just one week after unveiling it to the world, it found its new home, a testament to the resonance of its message. Free from the constraints of guilds or rigid structures, it embodies the boundless exploration of creativity, where space and time float beyond the studio walls. Art, here, is a universal aegis—a protective force and a guiding light, transcending limits and grounding me in the infinite possibilities of expression."
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Rha - Nefertiti
Mixedmedia on board
34 X 24 X 1.5 inch
"Big Sun coming strong through the studio blinds."
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Eftys
Mixedmedia on canvas
80 X 60 X 4 inch
Eftys could be imagined as a state of being or a philosophical principle. It might serve as a metaphor for the liminal spaces we encounter in life, where uncertainty and transformation coexist.
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Tyche, la Figlia degli Istanti
Mixedmedia on board
60 X 40 X 4 cm
τύχη has the root of τυγχάνω (= to happen) and this gives the term a connotation not only of randomness, but also of inevitability. Significant for understanding this concept is a passage from Sophocles' Ajax' where the theme of inevitability is strengthened by ἀναγκαίας, feminine singular genitive of ἀνάγκη (= necessity). In fact, the Tyche, together with the Moira, is an impersonal force, believed to be able to completely overwhelm lives of men.
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Seeing Red cause Ima Charge // Tarurocatapsia
Pigments, dyes, collages and acrylics on canvas
55 X 48 X 4 cm
Taurocatapsia (from Greek ταυροκαθάψια, combining ταῦρος [bull] and καθάπτω [to leap down]) refers to the Minoan ritual of bull-leaping, a daring acrobatic practice depicted in frescoes from Knossos (c. 1500 BCE). This sacred spectacle involved performers vaulting over charging bulls, symbolizing a fusion of human skill, divine favor, and cosmic symbolism.No written records explain taurocatapsia’s rules or spiritual meaning, leaving its true purpose shrouded in the aura of Bronze Age Crete and at the same time, at the end of this performance, the Bull was set free in nature and not suppressed.
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