Enrico Sciaulino - Versione publica

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Enrico Sciaulino presents Versione pubblica in oil on canvas, an original 2026 work measuring 90 by 60 cm, signed and in excellent condition, depicting a nude figure with a green mask-like face and a tie, created in Italy and sold directly by the artist.

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Title: Public Version
Artist: Enrico Sciaulino
Medium: Oil on canvas

Description of the work

Public Version explores the relationship between personal identity and social role through the depiction of a figure suspended between exposure and concealment. The green face, mask-like, becomes the symbol of the images we construct and show to others to be accepted, recognized or protected.

The nudity of the body enters into contrast with the presence of the mask and the tie, elements that recall respectively the fragility of the individual and the conventions imposed by society. The work suggests how every public identity is, in part, a construction: a surface behind which remain vulnerabilities, doubts and more authentic aspects of the person.

Open hands emphasize the sense of exposure and disarmament, while the dark background isolates the figure in a suspended psychological space, inviting the observer to reflect on the boundary between what we are and what we choose to show.

Through a contemporary figurative language, the work addresses universal themes such as self-perception, social pressure and the ongoing search for authenticity in a reality dominated by appearances.

Biography of the artist

Enrico Sciaulino studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, developing a painting practice focused on the human figure, identity and the psychological dynamics of the contemporary individual.

Among the main exhibition experiences:

* Participation in two editions of the exhibition Connessioni Urbane promoted by the City of Caltanissetta.
* Participation in a solo exhibition realized in collaboration with the Municipality of Caltanissetta.
* Participation in a group exhibition at the Orto Botanico Città Studi in collaboration with the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera.
* Participation in the group exhibition Riabitare, at the Pescheria of Caltanissetta.

His artistic research investigates the relationship between identity, social mask and human vulnerability, through figurative works that combine symbolic elements and psychological introspection.

Title: Public Version
Artist: Enrico Sciaulino
Medium: Oil on canvas

Description of the work

Public Version explores the relationship between personal identity and social role through the depiction of a figure suspended between exposure and concealment. The green face, mask-like, becomes the symbol of the images we construct and show to others to be accepted, recognized or protected.

The nudity of the body enters into contrast with the presence of the mask and the tie, elements that recall respectively the fragility of the individual and the conventions imposed by society. The work suggests how every public identity is, in part, a construction: a surface behind which remain vulnerabilities, doubts and more authentic aspects of the person.

Open hands emphasize the sense of exposure and disarmament, while the dark background isolates the figure in a suspended psychological space, inviting the observer to reflect on the boundary between what we are and what we choose to show.

Through a contemporary figurative language, the work addresses universal themes such as self-perception, social pressure and the ongoing search for authenticity in a reality dominated by appearances.

Biography of the artist

Enrico Sciaulino studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, developing a painting practice focused on the human figure, identity and the psychological dynamics of the contemporary individual.

Among the main exhibition experiences:

* Participation in two editions of the exhibition Connessioni Urbane promoted by the City of Caltanissetta.
* Participation in a solo exhibition realized in collaboration with the Municipality of Caltanissetta.
* Participation in a group exhibition at the Orto Botanico Città Studi in collaboration with the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera.
* Participation in the group exhibition Riabitare, at the Pescheria of Caltanissetta.

His artistic research investigates the relationship between identity, social mask and human vulnerability, through figurative works that combine symbolic elements and psychological introspection.

Details

Artist
Enrico Sciaulino
Sold with frame
No
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Versione publica
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
90 cm
Width
60 cm
Weight
3 g
Depiction/theme
Nude
Period
2020+
ItalyVerified
Private

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