Pietro Fight (1992) - RETICOLATO (2026)

OPERA

“Reticolato” is a very important work for me, because it represents one of the first experiments in which I left my mark on the canvas using a size 10 brush. The title evokes the very structure of the piece: a lattice of circles, lines, solid areas and hollows that fit together and that directly capture the essence of my style. It’s a pattern that recurs in all my works.

Sometimes this language takes a more abstract direction, tied to weight, space balance, and the composition of the canvas; other times it can approach something more figurative. In any case, the starting point remains this repeated mark, this rhythm built through gesture.

The technique used is acrylic on canvas with black pigment. Looking at the work up close, the color does not appear as absolute black, but as a very dark gray, deeper and more physical. The surface intentionally preserves dense brushstrokes: some parts remain more saturated with color, creating a visible and tangible texture.

For me it is a work that tells the origin and structure of my language: not just a pattern, but a personal script made of rhythm, matter, and repetition.

(The signature is hidden inside the work ;)

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ARTISTA

I am Pietro Fight, an Italian visual artist, born in 1992, based in Milan. My research sits within the field of signatory abstraction, a line of abstract art developed mainly in the post-World War II period, where the sign becomes an autonomous visual language: it does not describe recognizable figures but builds rhythm, density, tension, and breath within the work. My work springs from a handwriting of gesture made of circular modules and lattices of signs, through which I seek balance between solids and voids, accumulation and suspension, intensity of the mark and zones of visual silence. I work on canvas with different techniques, layering glazes and markings to bring chromatic fields and black sign into dialogue; I am interested both in a tight black-and-white, and in the use of clear chromatic contrasts.

This language of mine was born in 2020, during the Covid period, when I transformed the boredom of daily routine into a process made of repetition, rhythm, and small variations. From that period also derives the signature “Corona,” a direct trace of that time (coronavirus). The mark I trace is instantaneous and records the mechanics of my mind: even when it appears serial, it varies according to mood and the inner “noise” of the moment. For this reason, even within a repeated grammar, every trace is different and every work remains unrepeatable.

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IMPORTANT: for safety reasons and to reduce shipping costs, the canvas will be shipped rolled in a rigid tube (without stretcher/frame). The shipment will be trackable; once received, the work can be framed by a framer.
There is a margin of unpainted canvas to facilitate framing. Unique and original work, signed on the back, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist (with customized stamp).

Technique/support: dark gray acrylic on cotton canvas
Dimensions XL --> L 104 x H 89 cm

For any inquiry during the auction:
pietrofight.art@gmail.com