Vincenzo Raimondo - My Time

“My Time” is a work that captures a suspended moment, almost stolen from the daily noise. The female figure, elegant yet essential, is immersed in an intimate pause: a glass of wine, the gaze absent, time finally slows down.
The composition plays on an intelligent contrast: on one hand the stylized, clean, almost minimalist figure; on the other a vibrant background, built with energetic and apparently instinctive color blocks. The result is a visual balance that works effortlessly, like certain people who always seem put together even when they are not.

The black of the dress frames the scene, while the bright colors – yellows, reds and blues – create a more dynamic emotional dimension, almost suggesting the outside world that keeps moving while she takes the luxury of stopping.

The lines are deliberately simplified, almost illustrative, but never banal. The absence of facial details is not a lack: it is a choice. It makes the subject universal, projecting the viewer into the scene. In practice: that person could be you, or whom you would like to be after a day that has drained you.
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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 approach 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 linked to Artissima – International Fair of Contemporary Art in Turin. In 2016 I received the Critics’ First Prize.