Vincenzo Raimondo - Re e Regina #2

Acrylic painting on canvas #2, size 50x70 cm.
The work portrays two iconic chess figures, the King and the Queen, reinterpreted in a contemporary key through a decisive chromatic language and geometry. The shapes are sharp, delineated by bold outlines that isolate the figures from the neutral background, making them the absolute protagonists of the composition.

The choice of primary and secondary colors, vivid and contrasting, recalls the aesthetics of pop art and geometric modernism, yet without sliding into decoration for decoration’s sake. Each chromatic section seems to have a precise function, as if every color were a studied move rather than a stroke of luck.

The King and the Queen are side by side, close but not overlapped, suggesting a balance of power, complicity, and tension. There is no submission, no forced hierarchy: there is dialogue. The reference to the chessboard at the base reinforces the concept of strategy, choice, and relationship, transforming a playful symbol into a metaphor of life and human relations.
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Self-taught artist, my work does not follow a fixed style, but evolves with time and experiences.
My painting stems from observing daily life and listening to emotions.
I tackle different themes and experiment with new languages, letting each work find its own form.
Mine is an instinctive, essential, and imperfect art, tied to the complexity of the human being and nature.
Art, for me, is not decoration but authentic, lived presence.

In 2015 and 2016 I was a finalist in the Sunday Painters competition promoted by La Stampa, among over 3,000 works selected.
The selections were curated by a qualified jury, with the presence of critic Francesco Bonami.
The finalists were presented in a review tied to Artissima – International Fair of Contemporary Art of Turin. In 2016 I received the Critics’ First Prize.