Pietro Fight - "Sole rosso di Kyoto"

Description of the artwork by the artist

To me, “Kyoto's red sun” evokes Japan: the red circle at the center is a direct reference to the sun, the symbol of the “origin of the sun.” The thing is, here it isn’t set on a perfectly clean white: around it there’s an extremely dense black texture, as if a surrounding context that envelops and presses against that symbol.

In this reading, black isn’t just “shadow” or fill: it can be seen as writing, a nod to Japanese calligraphy. Not a legible sentence, but a rhythm of signs, repeated and alive, like a gesture that builds the atmosphere and tells without describing.

The white void surrounding the red circle becomes almost a zone of silence, a calm space that protects the sun and makes it stand out. The texture, on the other hand, represents the complexity of what lies around it: dense, full of details, in motion.

The result is a reinterpretation of a tribute to Japan: the symbol remains essential and iconic, while everything around it becomes a sign, energy, and presence.

What does this work convey to you?


ARTIST

I am Pietro Fight, a visual artist based in Milan. My research is a “writing of gesture”: sign-calligraphic abstractions in which circular modules and grids of signs create rhythm, density, and breath. I am interested in weight within space, the balance between fullness and emptiness, between accumulation and suspension, between the intensity of the mark and zones of visual silence. This language was born in 2020, during the Covid period, turning the boredom of the repetitive daily routine into construction and variation. Even though the method is repetitive, each work remains unrepeatable, because every circle and every trace is always different.
I offer exclusively original works (no prints), hand-signed and accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity with a personalized ink stamp. Careful shipping and availability of photos, videos, and in-depth information upon request.

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ARTIST’S DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK

To me, "Red Sun of Kyoto" evokes Japan: the red circle at the center is a direct reference to the sun, to the symbol of the “land of the rising sun.” But here it isn’t placed on a perfectly clean white field—around it there is a dense black weave, like a context that surrounds and presses in on that symbol.

In this reading, black is not just “shadow” or fill: it can be seen as a form of writing, a nod to Japanese calligraphy. Not a sentence you can read, but a rhythm of marks—repeated and alive—like a gesture that builds an atmosphere and tells a story without describing it.

The white space around the red circle becomes almost a zone of silence, a calm area that protects the sun and makes it stand out. The weave, instead, represents the complexity of what surrounds it: dense, full of details, in motion.

The result is a reinterpreted homage to Japan: the symbol remains essential and iconic, while everything around it becomes mark, energy, and presence.

What does this work tell you?


ARTIST

I’m Pietro Fight, a visual artist based in Milan. My practice is a “writing of the gesture”: abstract, sign-and-calligraphic works in which circular modules and lattices of marks build rhythm, density, and breath. I’m interested in weight in space and in the balance between fullness and emptiness, accumulation and suspension, the intensity of the mark and areas of visual silence. This visual language emerged in 2020, during the Covid period, transforming the boredom of an endlessly repeated daily routine into construction and variation. Although the method is repetitive, each work remains unrepeatable, because every circle and every trace is always different.
I create exclusively original works (no prints), hand-signed and accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity with a personalized ink stamp. Careful shipping, and I’m available for photos, videos, and further details upon request.