Slasky - Amore e Psiche - XL
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Amore e Psiche - XL is a hand-signed Giclée on Hahnemühle 350 g paper with a certificate of authenticity, 70 × 100 cm, edition 1/5, created in 2020 or later, depicting pop culture in a Caravaggisti style, from Italy and sold directly by the artist, in excellent condition.
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Love and Psyche tattooed – a revisitation by Slasky
Inspired by François Gérard's 1798 painting Amore e Psiche.
In my interpretation, the two mythological protagonists abandon the neoclassical purity to embody an aesthetics marked by contemporary experience and identity. Psyche, seated in her iconic pose, preserves the delicate grace of the original gesture, but her body bears tattoos: arabesques, symbols and narrative signs that rewrite her skin as a living surface. Cupid, leaning over her, brushes her forehead with a kiss: even his wings and his body are decorated with tattoos, modern traces that dialogue with the ancient.
The scene does not lose its poetic intensity, but gains new resonances. The tattoo becomes a universal language, a sign of personal and collective stories that carve into flesh as much as emotions and memories. The neoclassical ideal merges with the visual culture of the present: Amore e Psiche transforms into eternal figures, yet finally anchored to an imagination that speaks to our time.
Giclée on Hahnemuhle 350g + certificate of authenticity
« Art is not about representing new things, but about representing them with novelty »
Slasky is a renowned Italian artist whose works have been exhibited in solo and group shows internationally.
The artist has the ability to fuse classic artworks with techniques of contemporary digital art. With his neo-urban classic style, he combines tradition and modernity, bringing the protagonists of the original artworks into contemporary social and artistic environments.
Latest Exhibitions
TheHolyArtGallery
Venue Address:
3 Chome-20-18 Jingumae, Shibuya,
Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
September 12th-16th 2025
Parallax Art Fair
Kensington Town Hall
Hornton Street
London
W8 7NX
2024
Solo Exhibition
CONTEMPORARY VENICE
Palazzo Pisani-Revedin
S. Marco, 4013A , 30124 Venezia, Italia
ARTLAB
Benjamin Eck Gallery
Munich, Germany
ST-ART, STRASBOURG 2021
25 - 28 NOV. 2021
PARC EXPO STRASBOURG
SM'ART AIX-EN-PROVENCE, 2021
14 - 18 OCTOBER 2021
BOOTH 123A
2021
Mia Fair
The Informations Photography Art Fair Italy
Milan, Italy
Lausanne Art Fair
Beaulieu Lausanne
Booth 59
Swiss
Lille ArtUp 2021
Lille, France
StreetArt//UrbanArt
Legnano, Italy
2020
Woodward Gallery
WashYourHands Exhibition
New York City, NY
RedSheep Gallery
Work in Paper
Stockholm, Sweden
2019
Wopart Art Fair 2019 / Centro Esposizioni - Lugano, Swiss
Lang Leve Rembrandt
Rijks Museum Amsterdam
Love and Psyche tattooed – a revisitation by Slasky
Inspired by François Gérard's 1798 painting Amore e Psiche.
In my interpretation, the two mythological protagonists abandon the neoclassical purity to embody an aesthetics marked by contemporary experience and identity. Psyche, seated in her iconic pose, preserves the delicate grace of the original gesture, but her body bears tattoos: arabesques, symbols and narrative signs that rewrite her skin as a living surface. Cupid, leaning over her, brushes her forehead with a kiss: even his wings and his body are decorated with tattoos, modern traces that dialogue with the ancient.
The scene does not lose its poetic intensity, but gains new resonances. The tattoo becomes a universal language, a sign of personal and collective stories that carve into flesh as much as emotions and memories. The neoclassical ideal merges with the visual culture of the present: Amore e Psiche transforms into eternal figures, yet finally anchored to an imagination that speaks to our time.
Giclée on Hahnemuhle 350g + certificate of authenticity
« Art is not about representing new things, but about representing them with novelty »
Slasky is a renowned Italian artist whose works have been exhibited in solo and group shows internationally.
The artist has the ability to fuse classic artworks with techniques of contemporary digital art. With his neo-urban classic style, he combines tradition and modernity, bringing the protagonists of the original artworks into contemporary social and artistic environments.
Latest Exhibitions
TheHolyArtGallery
Venue Address:
3 Chome-20-18 Jingumae, Shibuya,
Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
September 12th-16th 2025
Parallax Art Fair
Kensington Town Hall
Hornton Street
London
W8 7NX
2024
Solo Exhibition
CONTEMPORARY VENICE
Palazzo Pisani-Revedin
S. Marco, 4013A , 30124 Venezia, Italia
ARTLAB
Benjamin Eck Gallery
Munich, Germany
ST-ART, STRASBOURG 2021
25 - 28 NOV. 2021
PARC EXPO STRASBOURG
SM'ART AIX-EN-PROVENCE, 2021
14 - 18 OCTOBER 2021
BOOTH 123A
2021
Mia Fair
The Informations Photography Art Fair Italy
Milan, Italy
Lausanne Art Fair
Beaulieu Lausanne
Booth 59
Swiss
Lille ArtUp 2021
Lille, France
StreetArt//UrbanArt
Legnano, Italy
2020
Woodward Gallery
WashYourHands Exhibition
New York City, NY
RedSheep Gallery
Work in Paper
Stockholm, Sweden
2019
Wopart Art Fair 2019 / Centro Esposizioni - Lugano, Swiss
Lang Leve Rembrandt
Rijks Museum Amsterdam
Details
Artist
Slasky
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Limited edition
Edition number
1/5
Title of artwork
Amore e Psiche - XL
Technique
Giclée
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
100 cm
Width
70 cm
Depiction/theme
Pop Culture
Style
Caravaggisti
Period
2020+
Sold with frame
No
