Santicri - Snapshot, Smile #2

Santicri has participated in numerous internationally renowned art exhibitions. Among the most significant, in 2022 he exhibited his works at the prestigious Palazzo Grillo in Genoa, and in 2023 he was present at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York, thus expanding his visibility in both national and international contexts.
Santicri was recognized among the Best-Selling Artists of 2024 by Artmayeur, one of the most renowned platforms in the art world. In the same year, he was also listed among the top three most searched names on the platform Catawiki, another sign of the growing appreciation for his work. These recognitions highlight the extraordinary talent and the increasing visibility of Santicri in the contemporary art scene.

Santicri
Mixed technique, acrylic
Measurements: 70x50x20 cm
Certificate of authenticity - handwritten signature
Unique Work

This piece blends painting and object, transforming an immediate and recognizable image into a physical gesture suspended in time. The brushstroke, incorporated into the canvas, is not only a tool but a living trace of the action, as if the mark had stopped precisely at the moment it was happening.

The smiling face, universal icon of lightness and communication, is reinterpreted through a broad and imperfect mark, crossed by drips that crack its apparent simplicity. The smile remains, but it is charged with ambiguity: between spontaneity and construction, between immediacy and something that escapes control.

The insertion of the brush breaks the two-dimensional surface and moves the work into a hybrid dimension, between painting and sculpture. From this emerges a reflection on gesture as a real act, on matter as a trace of time, and on emotion as something visible but never entirely stable.

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The artist established himself in 2024 as one of the most sought-after names on Catawiki, immediately following icons such as Kaws and Banksy. His art stands out in an exclusive context that includes other categories of excellence, such as Rolex, Lego, Louis Vuitton, Porsche, Eames, Macallan, Tintin, Cartier and Pokémon. A talent recognized not only for creative value but also as one of the most promising investments of the year.

Born in 1992 in Macerata, Marche, the Italian artist followed a path that, between studies in Geometrics and Architecture, led him to collaborate with a resin sculpture artisan. There arose the increasingly strong need to find himself and unleash his creativity.
His works are sold worldwide, collaborating with galleries in Italy and Europe.
His art is widely appreciated and cannot be missing among collectors of street art, pop art, and contemporary art paintings and sculptures.
"It is never easy to classify one’s art; I try to convey what my eyes see, my way of perceiving what surrounds me, and I rework it with a design that blends well with modern times: impactful and memorable."