Ninni Pagano (1969) - Emersione interiore

Ninni Pagano was born in Catania. Always passionate about Wunderkammer and about everything nature offers in its beauty, this passion led him to study in the studio of master Antonio Sciacca, his teacher. It was 2011, and from that moment his artistic career began, propelling him to increasing prominence and earning the esteem of critics such as Aldo Albani, Roberta Filippi of the Orler Gallery, Philippe Daverio, and Daniele Radini Tedeschi. In 2016 his name appears in the prestigious American guide Guide Museums Galleries Artists. After taking part in two Triennials of contemporary art in Rome with his works published in Mondadori catalogs, in 2020 his name appears in the prestigious Atlas of Contemporary Art by De Agostini.
The work is an oil on canvas, signed and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity with the artist's logo, the artwork's characteristics, and the artist's signature at the bottom.
The colors of the painting may vary slightly from the photo due to camera and screen settings.
The artwork is carefully packed with bubble wrap and cardboard.

Inner Emergence
The work reflects the artist's style very well.
characterized by this surrealism.
figurative where the human body is distorted
to express its soul or a psychological state.
In this work, Ninni Pagano seems to want to crystallize the exact moment in which thought detaches from matter to become pure aspiration. The figure, while clearly identifiable as a swimmer thanks to the red cap, sheds her sporting function to become a symbol of a psychological ascent.
Key Elements:
The characteristic distortion of the neck, the artist's distinctive trait, is not merely an aesthetic whim but a visual metaphor of the upward striving. It is the desire to 'emerge' from the depths of the subconscious (represented by the absolute black of the background) in search of light.
The vibrant red of the headset functions as an emotional anchor. While the body is rendered in cool tones and deep shadows that recall the solidity of sculpture, that touch of scarlet represents the vitality of thought and the persistence of identity above the dark mass of the indistinct.
Clenched lips and a closed eye suggest that the emergence is not physical, but a realization of inner consciousness. There is no need to look outward when one is exploring one's own personal abyss.
In conclusion, Ninni Pagano tells us about a silent tension, about that deep breath one takes before facing reality, transforming the body into a bridge between the darkness of lived experience and the clarity of awareness.



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