Vanessa Bonino - Capibara Pop

In this resin sculpture, the artist Vanessa Bonino transforms the world’s most “zen” mammal, the capybara, into a vibrant Pop Art icon. The work is distinguished by a sophisticated chromatic contrast: a deep electric blue base fades into elegant bronze-gold highlights, giving plasticity and gloss to the animal’s generous forms. The body is enriched with dynamic graphics inspired by the world of comics, with onomatopoeias like “WOW,” “POW,” and “TOP” exploding in vivid colors. This union between the creature’s peaceful nature and the energy of street style makes the piece a unique contemporary design object, perfect for collectors seeking originality and character.

Vanessa Bonino (Turin, 1992) is a contemporary artist whose current research focuses on the plastic force of material sculpture. Trained in the cultural fervor of Turin, Bonino has evolved her eclectic style toward an original synthesis between traditional ceramics and digital languages. Her latest productions testify to a deep experimentation with terracotta and glazed ceramic, where ancestral forms — such as the figure of the bull or the carp — are reinterpreted through low-poly geometries or expressionist molds full of dynamism. Her stylistic signature is distinguished by the deft use of changing cold patinas and glassy glazes, capable of transforming earth into surfaces vibrant with light and color. Addressing themes related to nature and the metamorphosis of matter, Bonino creates works that are at once solid and fluid, inviting the viewer to reflect on the boundary between the archaic and the future. Her constant rise in the Italian contemporary art scene is confirmed by a growing presence in private collections and dynamic exhibition contexts.