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Oil painting on Italian canvas by Veronica Ciccarese titled Beyond the Fence, an original Symbolism work (75 × 55 cm, 2020+), signed by hand, in excellent condition, depicting animals, sold directly from the artist.

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"Beyond the Fence" is a work that explores the subtle boundary between our comfort zone and the untapped potential that lies just beyond it.

The painting captures a moment of intimate introspection. In the foreground, with her back to us, stands the figure of the "Guardian." Dressed in an elegant black dress and a wide-brimmed hat, she represents the definition we give of ourselves: our constructed identity, the habits that define us and that, at times, become a "golden cage."

Facing her, in an open field that evokes vastness and possibilities, there is a llama. This animal is not merely in its natural habitat; it is the mirror of the Guardian. The key element is the meeting of gazes: an intense face-to-face confrontation in which both the woman and the animal reflect one another. The llama challenges the Guardian, who represents the obstacle to its freedom, while the Guardian looks toward the horizon, which represents life in its immensities.

In this silent exchange, the boundary is not an insurmountable wall, but a threshold. The Guardian and the llama recognize each other. Through the animal’s eyes, she sees reflected her own nature: a nature waiting to be acknowledged, integrated, and liberated. This “face-to-face” becomes a living bridge between "who we are" (within the confines of our beliefs) and "who we could be" (beyond the confines, in the realm of our true potential).

ARTIST NEWS
In my current work, technique fuses with dreamlike atmospheres, giving life to subjects that inhabit a suspended time, constantly balanced between the solidity of the past and the vertigo of the surreal. My unwavering fascination with the female figure, a mysterious, gentle, and sometimes scandalous creature, remains the beating heart of my work, even as it has shifted toward deeper and more surreal territories.

The women I paint do not belong to the present or the past; they dwell on a threshold where the body becomes a symbol and the everyday becomes a riddle beyond time and space. Each work is an anthem to the feminine spirit and its emotions, understood as a multiform universe oscillating between reality and dream.
IG: veronica_ciccarese_arte
Website: veronicaciccarese. com

PAINTING INFORMATION
High-quality oil colors have been used on Italian canvas or on artisanal canvas sourced from fine art manufacturers. Painted with a semi-gloss varnish to protect it from time and UV rays.
This painting was created on a pre-stretched canvas on a wooden frame. It is carefully packed in a wooden crate with layers of bubble wrap for maximum protection. The work is signed on the front and signed and dated on the back, and it comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Fast and secure shipping with tracking in a carefully packed wooden crate with bubble wrap. For shipments outside the European Union and Switzerland, delivery will be delayed by a few days to retrieve the customs certificates."

Seller's Story

Welcome to my gallery. I was born in Puglia, between the light and the sea of Salento, landscapes that nourished my sensitivity since childhood. My passion for painting has been forged through rigorous self-taught study, a physical dialogue with the medium that led me to choose oil as my primary language. It is a soft, luminous, patient technique; it taught me the balance between the instinct of the first brushstroke and slow reflection, until the artwork itself speaks to me and tells me when to stop. If, at one time, my starting point was a figurative art anchored in reality, since then my vision has evolved into a metamorphosis. The roots of classical figurative art evolve into the freedom of the symbol, where the unconscious surfaces on the canvas. My artistic evolution has been a gradual shift from the aesthetics of form to the aesthetics of feeling. If once my goal was fidelity to reality, today it is fidelity to emotion. In my current works, technique blends with dreamlike atmospheres, giving life to subjects that inhabit a suspended time, in constant balance between the solidity of the past and the vertigo of the surreal. My unwavering fascination with the female figure – a mysterious, gentle, and sometimes scandalous creature – remains the beating heart of my work, though it has now shifted toward deeper and more surreal territories. The women I paint no longer belong exclusively to the present or the past; they inhabit a threshold where the body becomes a symbol and the everyday becomes an enigma beyond time and space. Each work is a hymn to the feminine spirit, understood as a multiform universe oscillating between reality and dream. Ig: veronica_ciccarese_arte website: veronicaciccarese.com GENERAL INFORMATION: The artwork is varnished with protective varnish and shipped with a certificate of authenticity, securely and professionally packed in a wooden crate. EXHIBITIONS HUMAN - Galleria Rana Rossa - June 13, 2026 – June 27, 2026 MEAM HALL - EUROPEAN MUSEUM OF MODERN ART SPACIO JOVELLANOS - August 28, 2025 – September 10, 2025 ------ Le fFil Rouge Palazzo Risolo - July 29, 2025 – August 10, 2025 ------ MEAM MUSEUM OF EUROPEAN MODERN ART MEAM HALL - EUROPEAN MUSEUM OF MODERN ART - May 6, 2025 – August 24, 2025 --------- Gemme Galleria di Nanny Goat - November 8, 2024 – December 8, 2024 ------ Effimero Galleria di Nanny Goat - July 12, 2024 – August 25, 2024 ------ Canto d'amore Spazio Docks Dora - November 25, 2023 – December 25, 2023 ------- Dove è il futuro Galleria d'arte Lojelo - November 10, 2023 – November 19, 2023 ------- "Rivelarsi, un viaggio verso l'intimo ed il personale" Castello di Obernberg am-Inn - June 2, 2023 – June 25, 2023 ------- Dov' è l'amore Pinacoteca Lojelo - February 14, 2023 – March 4, 2023 ------- Settimana dell'Arte e della Moda Unahotels Expo fiera - September 22, 2022 – September 28, 2022 -------- Settimana dell'Arte e del Design Expo Fiera Milano Fuorisalone - June 4, 2022 – June 12, 2022 -------- Hic Et Nunc OnArtGalleria - May 21, 2022 – June 4, 2022 ------ Ars Gratia Artis Ars Space - December 13, 2020 – January 13, 2021 --------- Cartolina/ Paesaggi Umani Palazzo Ex gil - December 13, 2020 – January 10, 2021 ------- Arti ambientali Galleria d'Arte Tolomeo, Spazio Arte - February 16, 2019 – September 30, 2019
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"Beyond the Fence" is a work that explores the subtle boundary between our comfort zone and the untapped potential that lies just beyond it.

The painting captures a moment of intimate introspection. In the foreground, with her back to us, stands the figure of the "Guardian." Dressed in an elegant black dress and a wide-brimmed hat, she represents the definition we give of ourselves: our constructed identity, the habits that define us and that, at times, become a "golden cage."

Facing her, in an open field that evokes vastness and possibilities, there is a llama. This animal is not merely in its natural habitat; it is the mirror of the Guardian. The key element is the meeting of gazes: an intense face-to-face confrontation in which both the woman and the animal reflect one another. The llama challenges the Guardian, who represents the obstacle to its freedom, while the Guardian looks toward the horizon, which represents life in its immensities.

In this silent exchange, the boundary is not an insurmountable wall, but a threshold. The Guardian and the llama recognize each other. Through the animal’s eyes, she sees reflected her own nature: a nature waiting to be acknowledged, integrated, and liberated. This “face-to-face” becomes a living bridge between "who we are" (within the confines of our beliefs) and "who we could be" (beyond the confines, in the realm of our true potential).

ARTIST NEWS
In my current work, technique fuses with dreamlike atmospheres, giving life to subjects that inhabit a suspended time, constantly balanced between the solidity of the past and the vertigo of the surreal. My unwavering fascination with the female figure, a mysterious, gentle, and sometimes scandalous creature, remains the beating heart of my work, even as it has shifted toward deeper and more surreal territories.

The women I paint do not belong to the present or the past; they dwell on a threshold where the body becomes a symbol and the everyday becomes a riddle beyond time and space. Each work is an anthem to the feminine spirit and its emotions, understood as a multiform universe oscillating between reality and dream.
IG: veronica_ciccarese_arte
Website: veronicaciccarese. com

PAINTING INFORMATION
High-quality oil colors have been used on Italian canvas or on artisanal canvas sourced from fine art manufacturers. Painted with a semi-gloss varnish to protect it from time and UV rays.
This painting was created on a pre-stretched canvas on a wooden frame. It is carefully packed in a wooden crate with layers of bubble wrap for maximum protection. The work is signed on the front and signed and dated on the back, and it comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Fast and secure shipping with tracking in a carefully packed wooden crate with bubble wrap. For shipments outside the European Union and Switzerland, delivery will be delayed by a few days to retrieve the customs certificates."

Seller's Story

Welcome to my gallery. I was born in Puglia, between the light and the sea of Salento, landscapes that nourished my sensitivity since childhood. My passion for painting has been forged through rigorous self-taught study, a physical dialogue with the medium that led me to choose oil as my primary language. It is a soft, luminous, patient technique; it taught me the balance between the instinct of the first brushstroke and slow reflection, until the artwork itself speaks to me and tells me when to stop. If, at one time, my starting point was a figurative art anchored in reality, since then my vision has evolved into a metamorphosis. The roots of classical figurative art evolve into the freedom of the symbol, where the unconscious surfaces on the canvas. My artistic evolution has been a gradual shift from the aesthetics of form to the aesthetics of feeling. If once my goal was fidelity to reality, today it is fidelity to emotion. In my current works, technique blends with dreamlike atmospheres, giving life to subjects that inhabit a suspended time, in constant balance between the solidity of the past and the vertigo of the surreal. My unwavering fascination with the female figure – a mysterious, gentle, and sometimes scandalous creature – remains the beating heart of my work, though it has now shifted toward deeper and more surreal territories. The women I paint no longer belong exclusively to the present or the past; they inhabit a threshold where the body becomes a symbol and the everyday becomes an enigma beyond time and space. Each work is a hymn to the feminine spirit, understood as a multiform universe oscillating between reality and dream. Ig: veronica_ciccarese_arte website: veronicaciccarese.com GENERAL INFORMATION: The artwork is varnished with protective varnish and shipped with a certificate of authenticity, securely and professionally packed in a wooden crate. EXHIBITIONS HUMAN - Galleria Rana Rossa - June 13, 2026 – June 27, 2026 MEAM HALL - EUROPEAN MUSEUM OF MODERN ART SPACIO JOVELLANOS - August 28, 2025 – September 10, 2025 ------ Le fFil Rouge Palazzo Risolo - July 29, 2025 – August 10, 2025 ------ MEAM MUSEUM OF EUROPEAN MODERN ART MEAM HALL - EUROPEAN MUSEUM OF MODERN ART - May 6, 2025 – August 24, 2025 --------- Gemme Galleria di Nanny Goat - November 8, 2024 – December 8, 2024 ------ Effimero Galleria di Nanny Goat - July 12, 2024 – August 25, 2024 ------ Canto d'amore Spazio Docks Dora - November 25, 2023 – December 25, 2023 ------- Dove è il futuro Galleria d'arte Lojelo - November 10, 2023 – November 19, 2023 ------- "Rivelarsi, un viaggio verso l'intimo ed il personale" Castello di Obernberg am-Inn - June 2, 2023 – June 25, 2023 ------- Dov' è l'amore Pinacoteca Lojelo - February 14, 2023 – March 4, 2023 ------- Settimana dell'Arte e della Moda Unahotels Expo fiera - September 22, 2022 – September 28, 2022 -------- Settimana dell'Arte e del Design Expo Fiera Milano Fuorisalone - June 4, 2022 – June 12, 2022 -------- Hic Et Nunc OnArtGalleria - May 21, 2022 – June 4, 2022 ------ Ars Gratia Artis Ars Space - December 13, 2020 – January 13, 2021 --------- Cartolina/ Paesaggi Umani Palazzo Ex gil - December 13, 2020 – January 10, 2021 ------- Arti ambientali Galleria d'Arte Tolomeo, Spazio Arte - February 16, 2019 – September 30, 2019
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Details

Artist
Veronica Ciccarese
Sold with frame
No
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Beyond the Fence
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
75 cm
Width
55 cm
Depiction/theme
Animals
Style
Symbolism
Period
2020+
ItalyVerified
193
Objects sold
100%
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