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Category: Nature – EN

  • Like a feline shiver

    I slipped and the bucket was there, ready, innocent and calm.

    Now all my fur is soaked in water. It’s as if the freezing humidity penetrated under my skin, a sensation I can’t ignore. The cold shakes my soul, forces me to arch my back and tense every muscle in my body.

    And then, the shiver.

    An irresistible impulse runs through me, I shake all my fur, from muzzle to tail, an uncontrolled dance to free myself of this unbearable sensation.

    But the water doesn’t disappear so easily. Little drops fly all around.

    This painting participated in the SMALL is BETTER! Exhibition – from 14 to 21 DECEMBER 2024 at Arte Spazio Tempo, Campo del Ghetto Nuovo, Cannaregio 2877, Venice.

    Curator of the exhibition Gina Affinito, the gallery owner Paolo Bertuzzo and Valentina Recchia, teacher in art therapy at ARTEDO Venice, School of Arts Therapies, for an emotional reading of the works entitled: “SMALL MEETINGS WITH ART THERAPY”

    TITLE:   

    Like a feline shiver

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    20 x 20 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    November 2024

    SERIAL N.:

    20241102

    NOTES:

    Fantasy subject – made with spatula and brush

    Below you can consult the catalog.

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  • Pruning and Rebirth: The Breath of the Vine

    In the heart of my garden I planted a Vine, a silent but eloquent companion. Its roots sink into the earth, seeking nourishment and stability, while its shoots stretch toward the sky, longing for light. If cared for with care and by an expert hand, the Vine blooms with surprising generosity: between October and November it is covered in brightly colored bunches. It is a miracle that is renewed, year after year. In December, severe pruning seems like an act of deprivation, but it is only a promise of rebirth. In March, the Vine responds with tears, tears of sap that herald new shoots, tendrils and trembling leaves, a hymn to life that does not give up.

    I chose to grow the Vine because I love Wine, that ancient gift that transforms grapes into liquid poetry. It is the nectar that warms the heart and lifts the soul, a bridge between earth and sky. As Don Luca Passarini, head of communications for the Diocese of Verona, said: “It really seems that in Paradise we will drink wine”. And Jesus himself, in the Gospel according to Matthew (26:29), revealed a fragment of eternity to us: ‘I will drink the new wine in the Kingdom of God’.

    TITLE:   

    Pruning and Rebirth: The Breath of the Vine

    SUPPORT:

    Cotton canvas on frame

    SIZE:

    25 x 45 cm

    TECHNIQUE:

    Oil on canvas

    DATE:

    October 2024

    SERIAL N.:

    20241102

    NOTES:

    Made entirely with a spatula

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