Pippo - Strumming the teal solitude

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Pippo presents an original acrylic painting titled Strumming the teal solitude, a 2026 surrealist portrait on canvas 100 × 75 × 2.5 cm, hand signed, weight 3 kg, sold direct from the artist, unframed with painted sides and ready to hang, with a COA and authenticity on the verso.

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Strumming the teal solitude
I sit against this teal expanse, a wall of silence that never speaks back. My fingers graze the strings, coaxing out notes that dissolve before they can bloom. The green of my dress feels like a forest I once knew, now reduced to a single, fraying thread. Beside me, the small shadow of a cat watches the void, waiting for a sound I cannot finish. I strum once more, but the melody remains hollow, a ghost of a name I am slowly forgetting.

* Dimensions: 100 × 75 × 2.5 cm (H × W × D)
* Medium: Original oil on professional-grade canvas
* Edition: Unique, one-of-a-kind original artwork
* Support: Stretched on a professional wooden frame (ready to hang).
* Framing: Unframed (the sides are painted, no external frame included)
* Authenticity: Signed verso; includes a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
* Logistics: Professional packaging and fully insured shipping from Italy with tracking.

About the Artist:

Pippo (born in Monza) creates works that navigate the quiet terrain between geometric abstraction and surrealism. Leaving behind a successful career in graphic design to devote himself entirely to painting, he settled near the calm shores of Lake Maggiore. His background is evident in his compositions—architectural, balanced, and precise—yet they are softened by a cinematic atmosphere that feels like a memory or a dream.

For Pippo, art is an immersive act. He engages with his subjects by writing narratives in the first-person present tense, mentally stepping into the canvas to experience the moment from within. However, while he enters these worlds personally, he leaves the physical canvas open to interpretation. His figures, though elegantly attired, are frequently faceless. This anonymity is an invitation: it ensures the protagonist "can be anyone," allowing the viewer to step into the scene and inhabit the story themselves.

This boundary between the seen and the unseen defines the artist as well. Reserved and introspective, he writes privately and prefers his canvases to speak. He maintains no digital footprint, avoiding social media to preserve the same sense of mystery found in his work.

Using a palette of subtle, atmospheric tones punctuated by decisive color, Pippo refines a language of elegant economy. His paintings—filled with silent animals, sharp shadows, and glowing light—are not just images, but open-ended stories of longing and grace.

Strumming the teal solitude
I sit against this teal expanse, a wall of silence that never speaks back. My fingers graze the strings, coaxing out notes that dissolve before they can bloom. The green of my dress feels like a forest I once knew, now reduced to a single, fraying thread. Beside me, the small shadow of a cat watches the void, waiting for a sound I cannot finish. I strum once more, but the melody remains hollow, a ghost of a name I am slowly forgetting.

* Dimensions: 100 × 75 × 2.5 cm (H × W × D)
* Medium: Original oil on professional-grade canvas
* Edition: Unique, one-of-a-kind original artwork
* Support: Stretched on a professional wooden frame (ready to hang).
* Framing: Unframed (the sides are painted, no external frame included)
* Authenticity: Signed verso; includes a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
* Logistics: Professional packaging and fully insured shipping from Italy with tracking.

About the Artist:

Pippo (born in Monza) creates works that navigate the quiet terrain between geometric abstraction and surrealism. Leaving behind a successful career in graphic design to devote himself entirely to painting, he settled near the calm shores of Lake Maggiore. His background is evident in his compositions—architectural, balanced, and precise—yet they are softened by a cinematic atmosphere that feels like a memory or a dream.

For Pippo, art is an immersive act. He engages with his subjects by writing narratives in the first-person present tense, mentally stepping into the canvas to experience the moment from within. However, while he enters these worlds personally, he leaves the physical canvas open to interpretation. His figures, though elegantly attired, are frequently faceless. This anonymity is an invitation: it ensures the protagonist "can be anyone," allowing the viewer to step into the scene and inhabit the story themselves.

This boundary between the seen and the unseen defines the artist as well. Reserved and introspective, he writes privately and prefers his canvases to speak. He maintains no digital footprint, avoiding social media to preserve the same sense of mystery found in his work.

Using a palette of subtle, atmospheric tones punctuated by decisive color, Pippo refines a language of elegant economy. His paintings—filled with silent animals, sharp shadows, and glowing light—are not just images, but open-ended stories of longing and grace.

Details

Artist
Pippo
Sold with frame
No
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Strumming the teal solitude
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
100 cm
Width
75 cm
Weight
3 kg
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Surrealism
Period
2020+
Sold by
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Objects sold
100%
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