Carmelo Manuel Tosto - Vertical Horizons No. 1

Orizzonti Verticali N.1 (Vertical Horizons No. 1)

Original XL painting.

This new series focuses on the verticality of the present. It is an invitation to look up: where architecture tightens and shadows seem to block the way, the sky remains the only, infinite exit. A search for freedom that begins where cement ends.

Hand-painted with acrylic on canvas, overall dimensions 110x60 cm; the painted surface measures 100x50 cm. About 5 cm of white margins around the canvas were left, 100% cotton with a medium grain, final protective varnish.

The work is a unique piece hand-signed with an included certificate of authenticity; it is not a print.

The work will be packaged with maximum care inside a tube and shipped registered with the tracking code within 3 business 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 makes architecture not merely a subject, but the structure of thought. In my work, the constructive elements shed their practical function to become symbolic archetypes:

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

The Gate (The Threshold) - A threshold between the known and the unknown. Architecturally it allows connection between environments; emotionally it transports toward states of mind of the observer. Behind each gate, the viewer is invited to project what resides in their own unconscious, always seeking “beyond” the visible, turning the act of looking into an act of personal discovery.

The Arch - An architectural element par excellence, embodying resilience and balance. Its ability not to be crushed by weights, but to discharge them harmoniously, translates into a curved, 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 “sensitive place.” The painterly gesture meets design rigor to create depth not only visual but perceptual, inviting the viewer to inhabit the space of the canvas and discover a part of themselves there.