Vincenzo Raimondo - Fly: Sitcom Gravity
03
days
21
hours
01
minute
57
seconds
Current bid
€ 1
No reserve price
Expert
Selected by Maurizio Buquicchio
Holds a master's degree in film and visual arts; experienced curator, writer, and researcher.
Gallery Estimate € 400 - € 500
2 other people are watching this object
 | €1 |
|---|
Catawiki Buyer Protection
Your payment’s safe with us until you receive your object.View details
Trustpilot 4.4 | 133613 reviews
Rated Excellent on Trustpilot.
Vincenzo Raimondo presents Fly: Sitcom Gravity, an original multicolour acrylic painting on canvas, 30 × 40 cm, signed by hand, from the Fly triptych series and dated 2026, in good condition.
AI-assisted summary
Description from the seller
*** Three paintings 30x40 cm ***
In this triptych from the Fly series, the artist pays homage to three sitcoms that became generational icons through instantly recognizable details, reinterpreted with his minimal and essential language.
The blue horn and the yellow umbrella recall How I Met Your Mother, symbols of a love pursued between coincidence and fate. The sofa suspended by six colorful balloons becomes the heart of Friends, a metaphor of friendship, lightness, and sharing. Finally, the “Out of Order” tape dragged by the balloon ironically references the eternally broken elevator of The Big Bang Theory, transforming one of the most absurd and memorable elements of the series into a poetic and surreal image.
With a few strokes and large empty spaces, the artist once again manages to transform pop culture into emotional memory. It’s strange how a sign, a sofa, or an umbrella can bring back to mind entire seasons of our lives. Humans are truly vulnerable beings to useless details.
The Fly series arises from the idea of transforming small everyday objects into symbols of memory, lightness, and freedom. Through minimalist compositions and broad tactile backgrounds, attention focuses on essential details: balloons, suspended figures, and nostalgic references that evoke childhood, dreams, and shared memories.
Each work plays on the contrast between emptiness and color, between the simplicity of the composition and the emotional force of the subject. The small protagonista elements seem to float in space, creating a sense of silence and suspension that makes the painting immediately recognizable and contemporary.
The tactile and deliberately imperfect surfaces dialogue with iconic symbols of pop culture and collective memory, giving life to works that are poetic, ironic, and deeply evocative. “Fly” is a series that speaks of lightness, but also of the emotional weight of memories we continue to carry with us.
***Disclaimer***
Every work arises from the meeting between artistic expression and artisanal craftsmanship.
The painting represents the main creative element, while the support (canvas and materials) is an integral part of a mindful and responsible 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 produced 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 characteristics do not in any way compromise the artistic value and integrity of the work, but rather strengthen its uniqueness.
Each painting is therefore to be understood as a unique piece, the result 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 Translate*** Three paintings 30x40 cm ***
In this triptych from the Fly series, the artist pays homage to three sitcoms that became generational icons through instantly recognizable details, reinterpreted with his minimal and essential language.
The blue horn and the yellow umbrella recall How I Met Your Mother, symbols of a love pursued between coincidence and fate. The sofa suspended by six colorful balloons becomes the heart of Friends, a metaphor of friendship, lightness, and sharing. Finally, the “Out of Order” tape dragged by the balloon ironically references the eternally broken elevator of The Big Bang Theory, transforming one of the most absurd and memorable elements of the series into a poetic and surreal image.
With a few strokes and large empty spaces, the artist once again manages to transform pop culture into emotional memory. It’s strange how a sign, a sofa, or an umbrella can bring back to mind entire seasons of our lives. Humans are truly vulnerable beings to useless details.
The Fly series arises from the idea of transforming small everyday objects into symbols of memory, lightness, and freedom. Through minimalist compositions and broad tactile backgrounds, attention focuses on essential details: balloons, suspended figures, and nostalgic references that evoke childhood, dreams, and shared memories.
Each work plays on the contrast between emptiness and color, between the simplicity of the composition and the emotional force of the subject. The small protagonista elements seem to float in space, creating a sense of silence and suspension that makes the painting immediately recognizable and contemporary.
The tactile and deliberately imperfect surfaces dialogue with iconic symbols of pop culture and collective memory, giving life to works that are poetic, ironic, and deeply evocative. “Fly” is a series that speaks of lightness, but also of the emotional weight of memories we continue to carry with us.
***Disclaimer***
Every work arises from the meeting between artistic expression and artisanal craftsmanship.
The painting represents the main creative element, while the support (canvas and materials) is an integral part of a mindful and responsible 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 produced 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 characteristics do not in any way compromise the artistic value and integrity of the work, but rather strengthen its uniqueness.
Each painting is therefore to be understood as a unique piece, the result 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 TranslateDetails
Artist
Vincenzo Raimondo
Edition
Original
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Sold with frame
No
Title of artwork
Fly: Sitcom Gravity
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Good condition
Colour
Multicolour
Height
30 cm
Width
40 cm
Weight
1 g
Depiction/theme
Landscape
Style
Expressionism
Period
2020+
Sold by
