"EVERYDAY STRUGGLE"

130x150 cm

Oil on canvas

2025

This work reflects on the profund impact that work has on our emotional well-being and personal lives. It emerged from observing the people around me: friends pursuing promising careers, others forced to accept temporary or unsatisfying jobs, and still others who have not yet entered the workforce. ( LEGGI DI PIÚ.. )

Despite their different circumstances, they all share a common condition: work, or the absence of it, leaves a profund mark on their lives. Some suffer from a lack of free time, some feel trapped in their jobs, some endure toxic workplace relationships, some dislike what they do but depend on it to survive and others experience the emptiness and frustration of being unable to find an employment at all.

In this painting, I chose to highlight the shortcomings and contradictions of this system through the perspective of a child: completely detched from the world of work, the child acts as a kind of impartial observer, introducing a viewpoint that does not understand its rules and, precisely because of this, exposes their absurdities.

Through this innocent yet revealing gaze, the artwork invites the viewer to question the role that work plays in our lives and the emotional burden it so often carries.

"TIMES CHANGE"

100X120 cm

Acrylic on canvas

2024

In this work, I reflect on the phenomenon of sexual identification and the transformations it has undergone over time. In order to make this process of change even more evident, I chose to place it alongside another form of evolution: technological change. Within a Paint 95 window appears the drawing of a traditional restroom sign, a graphic device that alludes to the rigid binary conception of sexual identity that was dominant in the 1990s. The image seems to originate from an old computer that had been forgotten for decades and only recently rediscovered and powered again. As soon as the file is opened, an error banner appears. This notification introduces a broader reflection: the frameworks we construct to interpret the world, whether technological or social, may, over time, become inadequate for representing a reality that is constantly changing. Just as an outdated operating system can no longer meet the demands of present, established categories and interpretative models may reveal their limitations when confronted with the growing complexity of human experience. The work also places the viewer before a symbolic choice: deciding whether or not to update the system is not simply a matter of supporting or opposing a more fluid and nuanced understanding of identity; rather, it is an invitation to question one's own willingness to engage with change. The central issue is not the passive acceptance of the new, but the capacity to understand an evolving reality and to contribute to the creation of a shared space in which differences and individual identities can coexist freely.

"SOCIAL MEDIA"

150X100 cm

Oil and Glitter on canvas

2025

This work stems from a reflection on the relationship between appearance and reality, a dynamic that has always characterized human relationships but finds its most extreme expression in social media. Every day we construct carefully curated, bright and appealing images of ourselves, selecting what we wish to reveal while concealing everything that might undermine that representation. Although this mechanism exists far beyond the digital world, social media has amplified its reach, transforming appearance into one of the primary tools through which we define our value and identity. To represent this phenomenon I chose grillz, an object strongly associated with contemporary imagery and, like many of the subjects in my work, drawn from the everyday life of our time. Their sparkling surface immediately captures the viewer's attention, much like the images we scroll through on our screens every day. Behind that brilliance, however, lies a decayed and crooked set of teeth, deliberately exaggerated to the point of becoming almost disturbing. This contrast is not intended to depict a literal reality, but rather to make visible the distance that often separates what we show from who we truly are. I chose to intensify the hidden element precisely to emphasize the absurdity of a behaviour that leads us to invest enormous amount of energy in constructing an impeccable surface while ignoring what lies beneath it. The work invites the viewer to question the value we assign to appearances and how often we end up mistaking what shines for what is genuine. Ultimately, the real contradiction does not lie in the grillz concealing the teeth, but in the increasingly widespread need to coat in brilliance everything we would rather not confront.

"PLAYGROUND"

130X170 cm

Oil and Acrylic on canvas

2026

Through subtle irony, this work questions a way of life that often seems to distance us from the spontaneity and lightheartedness that define childhood; it explores the transformation of that original freedom: work now occupies the same place in our lives that play once did: it has become the center around which our days, our energies, and a large part of our identity revolve. With this painting, I wanted to reflect on this transformation with a critical yet playful perspective, and on the price we sometimes pay in the process of becoming adults.

"UPSIDE DOWN"

130X170 cm

Oil on canvas

2026

There comes a moment in our life when our brightest childhood dreams of being superheroes inevitably collide with reality. In this work, a child's drawing of a superhero becomes a symbol of the boundless possibilities we imagine for ourselves in our earliest years. The tension between expectation and reality is expressed through the opposition of the two figures: the superhero, oriented upward and filled with energy, contrasts with the figure in the background, suspended in a silent fall. The color palette reinforces this dialogue: the vivid, vibrant tones of the childlike drawing stand out against the dark and monochromatic presence of the adult figure, evoking the transition from the freedom of imagination to the awareness of reality. The painting does not depict defeat, but rather the precise moment when a dream encounters the real world.

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This work reflects on the profund impact that work has on our emotional well-being and personal lives. It emerged from observing the people around me: friends pursuing promising careers, others forced to accept temporary or unsatisfying jobs, and still others who have not yet entered the workforce This work reflects on the profund impact that work has on our emotional well-being and personal lives. It emerged from observing the people around me: friends pursuing promising careers, others forced to accept temporary or unsatisfying jobs, and still others who have not yet entered the workforce

Despite their different circumstances, they all share a common condition: work, or the absence of it, leaves a profund mark on their lives. Some suffer from a lack of free time, some feel trapped in their jobs, some endure toxic workplace relationships, some dislike what they do but depend on it to survive and others experience the emptiness and frustration of being unable to find an employment at all.

In this painting, I chose to highlight the shortcomings and contradictions of this system through the perspective of a child: completely detched from the world of work, the child acts as a kind of impartial observer, introducing a viewpoint that does not understand its rules and, precisely because of this, exposes their absurdities.Through this innocent yet revealing gaze, the artwork invites the viewer to question the role that work plays in our lives and the emotional burden it so often carries.