No. 102591471

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Lina Verano - New York
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Lina Verano - New York

This artwork is inspired by the city of “New York” is 80 cm x 40 cm (composed from 2 canvases 40x40 cm each, stretched on back woodframe ) , acrylic paint on high-quality canvas, 2026, this is a unique, hand painted artwork. New York is a diptych that explores the tension between structure and spontaneity—two forces that define both the city and the human experience within it. Divided into twin panels, the composition mirrors the duality of New York itself: order and chaos, isolation and connection, permanence and constant reinvention. The layered gray ground evokes concrete, steel, and the atmospheric density of the urban landscape. Against this subdued architecture, bursts of fluorescent orange and acid green erupt like fleeting moments of intensity—sirens, streetlights, construction markings, or the electric pulse of nightlife. These colors are not controlled; they are released. Their drips and splatters suggest movement, energy, and the unpredictability of life in a city that never settles. Black gestural marks cut across both panels, acting as both barriers and bridges. They reference scaffolding, transit lines, and the invisible systems that hold the city together, while also echoing personal pathways—intersections of memory, routine, and chance encounters. The central divide of the diptych becomes a quiet axis: a separation that invites comparison, but also a seam that binds the two halves into a single, continuous rhythm. In New York, the act of painting mirrors the act of living in the city—layering, erasing, reacting, and improvising. It is less a depiction of a place than an emotional mapping of its energy: fragmented yet unified, abrasive yet luminous, overwhelming yet deeply alive. Signed on the left down corner. Verso, Certified, also signed. The artwork will be shipped as a rolled, unstretched canvas for safe delivery. Packaged in tube box and wrapped properly. Rolled works can be easily stretched (for canvas works, i.e. placed onto wooden stretcher bars) and/or framed by a local framer upon arrival completely normal for rolled canvas. Minor waves or creases may be visible upon arrival, which is completely normal for rolled canvas. These will disappear once the canvas is stretched or framed by a professional framer. All my shipments will be made through DHL EXPRESS or a similar company , always trying to guarantee the safety, care and efficient delivery of the work. However, delays that may occur in the case of goods are beyond my control; I will always be attentive to tracking the shipment and any incident that may arise, being at the customer's disposal to provide appropriate assistance and support. Thank you for appreciation.

No. 102591471

No longer available
Lina Verano - New York

Lina Verano - New York

This artwork is inspired by the city of “New York” is 80 cm x 40 cm (composed from 2 canvases 40x40 cm each, stretched on back woodframe ) , acrylic paint on high-quality canvas, 2026, this is a unique, hand painted artwork.
New York is a diptych that explores the tension between structure and spontaneity—two forces that define both the city and the human experience within it. Divided into twin panels, the composition mirrors the duality of New York itself: order and chaos, isolation and connection, permanence and constant reinvention.
The layered gray ground evokes concrete, steel, and the atmospheric density of the urban landscape. Against this subdued architecture, bursts of fluorescent orange and acid green erupt like fleeting moments of intensity—sirens, streetlights, construction markings, or the electric pulse of nightlife. These colors are not controlled; they are released. Their drips and splatters suggest movement, energy, and the unpredictability of life in a city that never settles.
Black gestural marks cut across both panels, acting as both barriers and bridges. They reference scaffolding, transit lines, and the invisible systems that hold the city together, while also echoing personal pathways—intersections of memory, routine, and chance encounters. The central divide of the diptych becomes a quiet axis: a separation that invites comparison, but also a seam that binds the two halves into a single, continuous rhythm.
In New York, the act of painting mirrors the act of living in the city—layering, erasing, reacting, and improvising. It is less a depiction of a place than an emotional mapping of its energy: fragmented yet unified, abrasive yet luminous, overwhelming yet deeply alive.

Signed on the left down corner. Verso, Certified, also signed.

The artwork will be shipped as a rolled, unstretched canvas for safe delivery. Packaged in tube box and wrapped properly.
Rolled works can be easily stretched (for canvas works, i.e. placed onto wooden stretcher bars) and/or framed by a local framer upon arrival completely normal for rolled canvas. Minor waves or creases may be visible upon arrival, which is completely normal for rolled canvas. These will disappear once the canvas is stretched or framed by a professional framer.
All my shipments will be made through DHL EXPRESS or a similar company , always trying to guarantee the safety, care and efficient delivery of the work. However, delays that may occur in the case of goods are beyond my control; I will always be attentive to tracking the shipment and any incident that may arise, being at the customer's disposal to provide appropriate assistance and support.
Thank you for appreciation.

Bidding closed
Nathalia Oliveira
Expert
Gallery Estimate  € 700 - € 900

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