Bivaga (1972) - La Lettrice dell’Aurora

Bathed in a restrained, warm light, La Lettrice dell’Aurora portrays a young woman poised between knowledge and anticipation. The book, held gently against her body, becomes a symbol of memory, learning, and inner passage.

Her turban crowns the figure with a quiet dignity, while strands of pearls — luminous and measured — mark the slow rhythm of thought. Her gaze, direct yet reserved, does not seek the viewer but receives them, as one who understands the weight of words and the strength of contemplation.

Constructed through a deep chiaroscuro, the composition echoes the language of old master painting while opening onto a contemporary sensibility, where femininity is not ornament but presence.
Here, dawn is not a moment in time but a state of being: the instant when knowledge turns inward and light begins to speak.

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About the artist:
Agatino Bivona, known artistically as Bivaga, was born in Biancavilla, Sicily, in 1972 and currently lives and works in Adrano. A pupil and close confidant of master Antonio Sciacca, Bivaga began his artistic journey at a young age and has spent over three decades refining his unmistakable visual language. His hyperrealistic portraits, rich in symbolism and emotional nuance, have been featured in major exhibitions in Italy and abroad. Celebrated in critical publications such as I Grandi Maestri (2009), and reviewed by prominent art critics like Nicola Villari and Alfredo Pasolino, Bivaga’s works are held in private collections across Europe, the United States, and Japan — carrying fragments of Sicilian elegance far beyond its borders.

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