Bivaga (1972) - La Danza del Peso Antico

In La Danza del Peso Antico, the figure moves not toward spectacle but toward containment. Her body is caught mid-gesture, arms bent inward, as if bearing both ornament and memory. The layered necklaces—turquoise, gold, stone—do not decorate; they accumulate, becoming a visible measure of time, lineage, and inherited presence.

Bivaga renders motion as restraint rather than release. The dancer does not perform outwardly; she turns into herself. Light grazes fabric and skin with ceremonial patience, allowing the textures of metal, cloth, and flesh to emerge slowly, deliberately.

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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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