vincenzo Raimondo - Fly #22 - Fly #24

Fly is a series that speaks of flight, but not the technical kind. The inner, interior flight.

The canvases present a rough, plastered background, sometimes simply white, like a memory worn by time. On surfaces even very large appear tiny, essential, colorful subjects: balloons, kites, airplanes. Elements linked to flying, but above all to the desire to do so.

The disproportion is intentional. The small becomes the protagonist within a vast and imperfect space. That’s how memories work: the background fades, but certain details remain sharp.

Fly is a call to childhood, to dreams, to what still today pushes us upward. It does not arise to decorate, but to strike. To make us seek, remember, and above all dream.
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Self-taught artist, my work does not follow a fixed style, but evolves with time and experiences.
My painting arises 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 of nature.
Art, for me, is not decoration but authentic and 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 connected to Artissima – the International Fair of Contemporary Art in Turin. In 2016 I received the Critics’ First Prize.