Cruise
Mario Schifano
In this work, Mario Schifano transforms the sea into a space of memory and perception. The silhouette of the ship, suspended within an expanse of deep blue, emerges like a fragile apparition, continually traversed by gestural marks and sudden flashes of red that dissolve any sense of narrative stability.
Painting asserts itself as gesture and energy: drips, layered applications of paint, and swift brushstrokes create a vibrant surface where figuration and abstraction coexist in an unstable balance. The vessel is not merely an iconographic subject, but a symbol of an inner journey, suspended between memory, time, and disorientation.
The work encapsulates one of Schifano's most significant artistic pursuits: transforming the image into a field of emotional tension, where color and gesture take precedence over representation, resulting in a vision that is intense, dynamic, and profoundly contemporary.
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anni 90
120 x 100 cm
Serigrafia a 37 passaggi di colore
D/Z
Tiratura 199 esemplari in numeri arabi + L in numeri romani, 50 prove d'artista con sigla P.A. 21 su tavole di legno contrassegnati in lettera dalla A alla Z, e 30 hors commerce contraddistinti da H.C.