Santicri - Essence Control, Happiness Under Control

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Santicri's mixed-media artwork Essence Control, Happiness Under Control (2025, 90 × 50 cm) is a limited edition of 8, hand-signed and produced in Italy in excellent condition, featuring black, silver, red, yellow and white.

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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 attended 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 Catawiki platform, another sign of the growing appreciation for his work. These accolades highlight the extraordinary talent and increasing visibility of Santicri in the contemporary art scene.

Santicri
Mixed media
Dimensions: 90x50x15 cm
Certificate of authenticity - signed by hand
Edition X/8

This work tensionizes the bidimensional and tridimensional through the physical intervention of the Control device, which breaks the surface and releases a real chromatic flow. The pop pattern of the smile, a symbol of lightness and positivity, is thus subjected to pressure and put under strain, transforming the smile into an ambiguous and unstable signal.

The encounter between image, matter, and object generates a visual short circuit between irony and unease, where color seduces while the concept interrogates: is happiness truly spontaneous, or is it a regulated flow?

SHIPPING INSURED! The package is carefully packed, the drop is shipped separately from the faucet, to be screwed onto the tap (by hand) in order to ensure a safer shipment. The canvas is mounted on a wooden frame, the faucet is iron, the drop is resin with a iron core, frame not included. The edition number will be assigned randomly based on availability at the time of shipment.

The artist established himself in 2024 as one of the most sought-after names on Catawiki, immediately ranking after icons like 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 pursued a path that, between studies in surveying and architecture, led him to collaborate with a resin sculpture artisan. There arose an ever stronger 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 paintings and sculptures of street art, pop art, and contemporary art.
"It is never easy to classify one’s own art; I try to convey what my eyes see, my way of perceiving what surrounds me, and I reinterpret it with a design that blends well with modern times: impactful and memorable."

Seller's Story

Communicating through a work goes beyond the message: it is the very heart of art. My works move between social messages and pure pop, often with a touch of irony. I try to reinterpret what surrounds me with a contemporary, impactful, and memorable visual language. Beauty, for me, is a bridge between people. In my works I seek to capture that sense of connection and recognition that comes from the harmony hidden in forms. Resin is today the material I prefer: it allows me to experiment, to fuse design and sculpture, to explore new aesthetic possibilities. This ongoing research pushes me beyond my comfort zone, keeping creative curiosity alive. I create to give shape to an inner impulse, to make visible what usually remains invisible: time, work, and experience that give meaning to our journey.
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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 attended 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 Catawiki platform, another sign of the growing appreciation for his work. These accolades highlight the extraordinary talent and increasing visibility of Santicri in the contemporary art scene.

Santicri
Mixed media
Dimensions: 90x50x15 cm
Certificate of authenticity - signed by hand
Edition X/8

This work tensionizes the bidimensional and tridimensional through the physical intervention of the Control device, which breaks the surface and releases a real chromatic flow. The pop pattern of the smile, a symbol of lightness and positivity, is thus subjected to pressure and put under strain, transforming the smile into an ambiguous and unstable signal.

The encounter between image, matter, and object generates a visual short circuit between irony and unease, where color seduces while the concept interrogates: is happiness truly spontaneous, or is it a regulated flow?

SHIPPING INSURED! The package is carefully packed, the drop is shipped separately from the faucet, to be screwed onto the tap (by hand) in order to ensure a safer shipment. The canvas is mounted on a wooden frame, the faucet is iron, the drop is resin with a iron core, frame not included. The edition number will be assigned randomly based on availability at the time of shipment.

The artist established himself in 2024 as one of the most sought-after names on Catawiki, immediately ranking after icons like 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 pursued a path that, between studies in surveying and architecture, led him to collaborate with a resin sculpture artisan. There arose an ever stronger 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 paintings and sculptures of street art, pop art, and contemporary art.
"It is never easy to classify one’s own art; I try to convey what my eyes see, my way of perceiving what surrounds me, and I reinterpret it with a design that blends well with modern times: impactful and memorable."

Seller's Story

Communicating through a work goes beyond the message: it is the very heart of art. My works move between social messages and pure pop, often with a touch of irony. I try to reinterpret what surrounds me with a contemporary, impactful, and memorable visual language. Beauty, for me, is a bridge between people. In my works I seek to capture that sense of connection and recognition that comes from the harmony hidden in forms. Resin is today the material I prefer: it allows me to experiment, to fuse design and sculpture, to explore new aesthetic possibilities. This ongoing research pushes me beyond my comfort zone, keeping creative curiosity alive. I create to give shape to an inner impulse, to make visible what usually remains invisible: time, work, and experience that give meaning to our journey.
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Details

Artist
Santicri
Edition number
Edition of 8
Edition
Limited edition
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Sold with frame
No
Title of artwork
Essence Control, Happiness Under Control
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2025
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Black, Red, Silver, White, Yellow
Height
90 cm
Width
50 cm
Depiction/theme
Pop Culture
Style
Conceptual art
Period
2020+
ItalyVerified
2399
Objects sold
100%
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