Nush Menna - Orizzonte di luce 2

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Nush Menna, Orizzonte di luce 2, an original oil painting on canvas (oil painting on canvas) signed by the artist, a 2026 work in contemporary style, 23 cm high by 30 cm wide, produced in Italy and sold directly by the artist, in excellent condition.

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In this 2026 oil painting, Nush Menna confronts one of the oldest subjects in the history of art: the horizon. Not as a simple representation of the seascape, but as a symbolic place of passage between what is visible and what remains hidden.

The work renounces any superfluous narrative element to focus on the essential: water, light, and distance. The sea, built through a refined layering of deep blues and silvery reflections, becomes a meditative surface where the movement of the waves suggests the continuous flow of existence. Above it, the sky dissolves into luminous veils that evoke a suspended, almost metaphysical space.

Nush Menna’s search situates itself in a contemporary dimension that dialogues with the tradition of Romantic landscape painting, yet surpasses its descriptive aspect to arrive at an inner reflection. The horizon becomes a psychological threshold, a boundary that invites the observer to confront their own desire for infinity, with silence and with the unknown.

The use of light constitutes one of the most significant elements of the work: not a light that illuminates the world, but a presence that emerges from within the painting’s own material, creating a poetic tension between depth and lightness.

This canvas effectively represents Nush Menna’s artistic quest, oriented toward a painting capable of transforming the landscape into contemplative experience, where nature is not observed but interiorized. A work that invites stillness and reflection, restoring to the contemporary gaze the value of silence and depth.

Details of the work

Artist: Nush Menna
Title: Horizon of Light
Year: 2026
Technique: Oil painting on canvas
Finish: Final protective varnish applied to ensure better preservation and longevity of the colors over time.
Condition: Original unique work, signed by the artist.

Shipping

The work will be carefully packed and shipped using recycled cardboard and selected reclaimed materials, a conscious choice aimed at reducing environmental impact and limiting the production of new waste, without compromising the safety and protection of the artwork during transport.

Seller's Story

My painting is born from the desire to explore the human being in contemporary time, between identity, symbols, and inner transformations. I do not simply paint what I see, but what I perceive behind the image: emotions, fragility, tensions, and contradictions that belong to our era. My work develops through a layered and slow oil technique, where every detail has a meaning and every element contributes to the narrative of the piece. The figures I paint do not represent merely individuals, but universal conditions: vulnerability, strength, loneliness, and the longing for connection. For me painting is an act of research and authenticity, a way to restore depth in a world dominated by speed and superficial image. Through color, light, and composition I seek to create works capable of maintaining a living relationship with those who observe them over time. My works are present in international private collections and are mainly created in oil on canvas, with a constant production and an artistic research in continual evolution. "ZEITGEISTTEPERAMENTLOS [SPIRITO - DEL - TEMPO - SENZA - SPIRITO] Riflesso di un attento "studium" travestito da distratto "punctum" - raccolta di ritratti senza identità - costellazione claustrofobica di tribù urbane - moltitudini solitarie - selfie ugualmente di sé massificati per te distratto - istantanee di un passato presente - colori forti per spiriti fragili - profonda superficialità - spirito - del - tempo - senza - spirito."
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In this 2026 oil painting, Nush Menna confronts one of the oldest subjects in the history of art: the horizon. Not as a simple representation of the seascape, but as a symbolic place of passage between what is visible and what remains hidden.

The work renounces any superfluous narrative element to focus on the essential: water, light, and distance. The sea, built through a refined layering of deep blues and silvery reflections, becomes a meditative surface where the movement of the waves suggests the continuous flow of existence. Above it, the sky dissolves into luminous veils that evoke a suspended, almost metaphysical space.

Nush Menna’s search situates itself in a contemporary dimension that dialogues with the tradition of Romantic landscape painting, yet surpasses its descriptive aspect to arrive at an inner reflection. The horizon becomes a psychological threshold, a boundary that invites the observer to confront their own desire for infinity, with silence and with the unknown.

The use of light constitutes one of the most significant elements of the work: not a light that illuminates the world, but a presence that emerges from within the painting’s own material, creating a poetic tension between depth and lightness.

This canvas effectively represents Nush Menna’s artistic quest, oriented toward a painting capable of transforming the landscape into contemplative experience, where nature is not observed but interiorized. A work that invites stillness and reflection, restoring to the contemporary gaze the value of silence and depth.

Details of the work

Artist: Nush Menna
Title: Horizon of Light
Year: 2026
Technique: Oil painting on canvas
Finish: Final protective varnish applied to ensure better preservation and longevity of the colors over time.
Condition: Original unique work, signed by the artist.

Shipping

The work will be carefully packed and shipped using recycled cardboard and selected reclaimed materials, a conscious choice aimed at reducing environmental impact and limiting the production of new waste, without compromising the safety and protection of the artwork during transport.

Seller's Story

My painting is born from the desire to explore the human being in contemporary time, between identity, symbols, and inner transformations. I do not simply paint what I see, but what I perceive behind the image: emotions, fragility, tensions, and contradictions that belong to our era. My work develops through a layered and slow oil technique, where every detail has a meaning and every element contributes to the narrative of the piece. The figures I paint do not represent merely individuals, but universal conditions: vulnerability, strength, loneliness, and the longing for connection. For me painting is an act of research and authenticity, a way to restore depth in a world dominated by speed and superficial image. Through color, light, and composition I seek to create works capable of maintaining a living relationship with those who observe them over time. My works are present in international private collections and are mainly created in oil on canvas, with a constant production and an artistic research in continual evolution. "ZEITGEISTTEPERAMENTLOS [SPIRITO - DEL - TEMPO - SENZA - SPIRITO] Riflesso di un attento "studium" travestito da distratto "punctum" - raccolta di ritratti senza identità - costellazione claustrofobica di tribù urbane - moltitudini solitarie - selfie ugualmente di sé massificati per te distratto - istantanee di un passato presente - colori forti per spiriti fragili - profonda superficialità - spirito - del - tempo - senza - spirito."
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Details

Artist
Nush Menna
Sold with frame
No
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Orizzonte di luce 2
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
23 cm
Width
30 cm
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
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Objects sold
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