Vincenzo Raimondo - Hidden Reflections
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A hand-signed original acrylic painting by Vincenzo Raimondo, Hidden Reflections (2026), a multicolour portrait in expressionist style, 70 × 50 cm, from Italy, in good condition.
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These two acrylics from the Look series stage opposing but complementary personalities: on one side a gaze hidden behind cold, distant reflections, on the other a vivid, piercing eye that immediately commands attention.
The rapid and almost impulsive lines cross the faces like thoughts in disarray, while the chromatic details of the lips and the eye become the true emotional center of the work. Two modern, intense and direct paintings, capable of transforming a simple face into a presence. Because in the end it only takes one well-done look to say more than entire conversations. Everyday tragedy of humanity, fundamentally.
The series “Gazes” explores the emotional power of the human face through intense, fragmented, and deeply contemporary compositions. The eyes, the lips, and the facial details emerge among swift lines, overlays, and instinctive brushstrokes, creating images suspended between elegance and unease.
Each work captures a different emotion without telling it openly: the viewer is drawn in by the gaze, yet at the same time left free to interpret its meaning. The faces are never fully defined, almost dissolving among hair, marks, and movement, turning the portrait into a more emotional than realistic perception.
The delicate color tones of the backgrounds contrast with the decisive black of the graphic lines and with the strong presence of the lips and the eyes, elements that become the visual center of the piece. A series with strong aesthetic impact, capable of uniting sensuality, mystery, and modernity in a style that is immediately recognizable.
Here there is no perfect catalog-patined portrait. There is the elegant chaos of human identity, hidden behind a look that seems to appear and disappear in the same instant.
***Disclaimer***
Every artwork is born from the meeting between artistic expression and artisanal craft.
The painting represents the main creative element, while the support (canvas and materials) is an integral part of a careful and conscious production process.
The canvases used are selected with particular attention to quality and, where possible, environmental sustainability, favoring recycled or low-impact materials. In some cases, the supports may be made or finished by hand, even through the reuse of materials.
Any slight imperfections of the support should not be considered defects, but testimonies of the manual process and the artisanal nature of the product. Such features do not in any way compromise the artistic value and integrity of the work, but rather reinforce its uniqueness.
Each painting is therefore to be understood as a unique piece, the fruit of a process that combines creativity, craftsmanship, and responsible attention to materials.
Seller's Story
“Art is born where imperfection stops being a defect and becomes language.”
Vincenzo Raimondo is an Italian contemporary artist born and active in Palermo. Self-taught, he develops a personal pictorial research that traverses material abstraction, minimalism and contemporary figuration, without adhering to rigid stylistic schemes.
His painting takes shape from the observation of daily life: common objects, memories, cultural symbols and emotional fragments are transformed into essential images, capable of creating a direct dialogue with the observer. The mark, the matter and the void become an integral part of the visual narration.
Over the years he has participated in artistic events, group exhibitions and improvised happenings in the Palermo area, maturing a recognizable language that combines visual immediacy and emotional research. His presence in local artistic initiatives and cultural manifestations has contributed to building an independent and coherent path.
Among the most relevant experiences are participation in group shows and artistic events in Palermo and exhibition activities related to the contemporary Sicilian creative landscape.
In 2015 and 2016 he was a finalist in the national competition Sunday Painters promoted by La Stampa as part of Artissima, distinguishing himself among thousands of participating artists. In 2016 he received the Critics’ Award, a recognition that marked a significant step in defining his artistic identity.
Raimondo’s production develops through several thematic series. Among these, the Fly series is one of the most recognizable: minimalist and poetic compositions in which small suspended elements evoke lightness, memory and the desire to escape. Alongside this pursuit coexist textural works, contemporary reinterpretations of Sicilian culture and pieces inspired by pop and cinematic imagery.
Each work is born from an instinctive and experimental process, where imperfection is welcomed as an authentic part of the creative journey. Raw surfaces, stratifications, deliberately irregular marks and materiality are not hidden but enhanced as living traces of the work itself.
For Raimondo, art is not mere decoration, but emotional presence: a direct and sincere way of transforming experiences, memory and observation into contemporary images.
Translated by Google TranslateThese two acrylics from the Look series stage opposing but complementary personalities: on one side a gaze hidden behind cold, distant reflections, on the other a vivid, piercing eye that immediately commands attention.
The rapid and almost impulsive lines cross the faces like thoughts in disarray, while the chromatic details of the lips and the eye become the true emotional center of the work. Two modern, intense and direct paintings, capable of transforming a simple face into a presence. Because in the end it only takes one well-done look to say more than entire conversations. Everyday tragedy of humanity, fundamentally.
The series “Gazes” explores the emotional power of the human face through intense, fragmented, and deeply contemporary compositions. The eyes, the lips, and the facial details emerge among swift lines, overlays, and instinctive brushstrokes, creating images suspended between elegance and unease.
Each work captures a different emotion without telling it openly: the viewer is drawn in by the gaze, yet at the same time left free to interpret its meaning. The faces are never fully defined, almost dissolving among hair, marks, and movement, turning the portrait into a more emotional than realistic perception.
The delicate color tones of the backgrounds contrast with the decisive black of the graphic lines and with the strong presence of the lips and the eyes, elements that become the visual center of the piece. A series with strong aesthetic impact, capable of uniting sensuality, mystery, and modernity in a style that is immediately recognizable.
Here there is no perfect catalog-patined portrait. There is the elegant chaos of human identity, hidden behind a look that seems to appear and disappear in the same instant.
***Disclaimer***
Every artwork is born from the meeting between artistic expression and artisanal craft.
The painting represents the main creative element, while the support (canvas and materials) is an integral part of a careful and conscious production process.
The canvases used are selected with particular attention to quality and, where possible, environmental sustainability, favoring recycled or low-impact materials. In some cases, the supports may be made or finished by hand, even through the reuse of materials.
Any slight imperfections of the support should not be considered defects, but testimonies of the manual process and the artisanal nature of the product. Such features do not in any way compromise the artistic value and integrity of the work, but rather reinforce its uniqueness.
Each painting is therefore to be understood as a unique piece, the fruit of a process that combines creativity, craftsmanship, and responsible attention to materials.
Seller's Story
“Art is born where imperfection stops being a defect and becomes language.”
Vincenzo Raimondo is an Italian contemporary artist born and active in Palermo. Self-taught, he develops a personal pictorial research that traverses material abstraction, minimalism and contemporary figuration, without adhering to rigid stylistic schemes.
His painting takes shape from the observation of daily life: common objects, memories, cultural symbols and emotional fragments are transformed into essential images, capable of creating a direct dialogue with the observer. The mark, the matter and the void become an integral part of the visual narration.
Over the years he has participated in artistic events, group exhibitions and improvised happenings in the Palermo area, maturing a recognizable language that combines visual immediacy and emotional research. His presence in local artistic initiatives and cultural manifestations has contributed to building an independent and coherent path.
Among the most relevant experiences are participation in group shows and artistic events in Palermo and exhibition activities related to the contemporary Sicilian creative landscape.
In 2015 and 2016 he was a finalist in the national competition Sunday Painters promoted by La Stampa as part of Artissima, distinguishing himself among thousands of participating artists. In 2016 he received the Critics’ Award, a recognition that marked a significant step in defining his artistic identity.
Raimondo’s production develops through several thematic series. Among these, the Fly series is one of the most recognizable: minimalist and poetic compositions in which small suspended elements evoke lightness, memory and the desire to escape. Alongside this pursuit coexist textural works, contemporary reinterpretations of Sicilian culture and pieces inspired by pop and cinematic imagery.
Each work is born from an instinctive and experimental process, where imperfection is welcomed as an authentic part of the creative journey. Raw surfaces, stratifications, deliberately irregular marks and materiality are not hidden but enhanced as living traces of the work itself.
For Raimondo, art is not mere decoration, but emotional presence: a direct and sincere way of transforming experiences, memory and observation into contemporary images.
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Artist
Vincenzo Raimondo
Edition
Original
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Direct from the artist
Sold with frame
No
Title of artwork
Hidden Reflections
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Good condition
Colour
Multicolour
Height
70 cm
Width
50 cm
Weight
1 g
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Expressionism
Period
2020+
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