Carmelo Manuel Tosto - Thresholds III: The Duality

Thresholds III: The Duality

Original painting XL, third and final work of the trilogy “Thresholds: An Architecture of the Unconscious”.

This trilogy is an invitation to inhabit the space that separates the visible from the unknown. Through the rhythm of ascent, the complexity of spatial disjunction, and the ultimate responsibility of duality, architecture sheds its function to become an emotional threshold: a geometric journey that guides the observer to cross the boundary between constructive rigor and inner depth. From ascent to choice.

Painted by hand with acrylic on canvas of total dimensions 110x60 cm, the painted surface measures 100x50 cm; about 5 cm of white margin around the canvas have been left, 100% cotton with fine grain, final protective varnish.

The work is a one-off piece signed by hand with an included certificate of authenticity; it is not a print, never hung.

The artwork will be packaged with utmost care inside a tube and shipped registered with a tracking code within 3 working days after payment.

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Carmelo Manuel Tosto | Architect and Artist

Born in Catania (Italy) in 1990, I have outlined my creative path between the rigor of design and the freedom of vision. My training, developed between the Istituto Statale d’Arte di Catania and the Faculty of Architecture of Bologna, with crucial experiences in Ankara and Milan, has allowed me to develop a language where the built environment becomes emotion.

My artistic research elects architecture not as a simple subject, but as a structure of thought. In my work, the constructive elements shed their practical function to become symbolic archetypes:

The Staircase - Represents the dynamism of becoming. It is an invitation to movement, an element that connects physical and metaphysical planes, leading the observer toward new spaces of awareness or places of otherness.

The Gate/Opening - A threshold between the known and the unknown. If architecturally it allows connection between environments, emotionally it transports toward states of mind of those who observe it. Behind every opening, the viewer is invited to project what resides in their own unconscious, always seeking beyond the visible, transforming the act of looking into an act of personal discovery.

The Arch - An archetypal architectural element, it embodies resilience and balance. Its ability not to be crushed by weights, but to unload them harmoniously, translates into a curved and soft line that welcomes and reassures, offering a stability that is both structural and spiritual.

In this constant dialogue between archetypes, matter and light, every painting is born as a "sensory place". The painterly gesture meets the rigor of design to create depth not only visually, but perceptually, inviting the viewer to inhabit the space of the canvas and discover a part of themselves within it.