TheArtOfAGhost - Ātlan -Beyond the Tonal
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TheArtOfAGhost presents the original 2025 acrylic work Ātlan - Beyond the Tonal, 50x70 cm on primed canvas, signed by hand and accompanied by a COA, in excellent condition.
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"Seeing is not looking at the surface of things, but perceiving the silent impact of the Nagual as it rends the form."
In this 50x70 cm work, a magnetic apparition emerges from the depths of a green, dense, abyssal aquatic environment: the figure of a woman surfaces from the fluid darkness, suspended in a space where matter seems to dissolve and reassemble.
The color palette, dominated by visceral greens, emerald, and dark shades, envelops the body, creating a vibrant contrast between flesh and the liquid element. The material brushstrokes and the play of light and shadow build a composition charged with tension and mystery, transforming the scene into an inner place, a true threshold between the visible and the invisible.
The work develops around an atmosphere that is at once still and vibrantly alive: the emergence of a presence that answers the call of the abyss. The horizon vanishes, spatial reference points dissolve, and the aquatic landscape assumes the character of a shamanic vision, a unique moment captured outside of time.
Symbolism
• The work explores the theme of immersion and re-emergence from the Nagual, the infinite fluid and unfathomable that flows beneath ordinary reality. The woman is not a passive figure, but the consciousness that crosses the unknown to reemerge transformed.
• The green waters act as an alchemical and perceptive matrix: tones that evoke the mystery of deep nature, submerged memory, and the primordial energy that nourishes and surrounds the form.
• The figure emerges from the center of the composition as the exact point where the act of Seeing takes shape: the moment when perception abandons the illusions of the ordinary world (Tonal) to align with the truth of pure energy.
• The contrast between the light that carves the figure and the liquid darkness that surrounds it embodies the guarding of the inner spark, a presence that continues to shine even in the deepest, darkest depths.
The work thus invites reflection on the courage to surrender to the flow of the unknown, on the exact threshold between dissolution and self-revelation.
Simone Pappalardo, artistically known as "TheArtOfAGhost," is an Italian contemporary artist whose research focuses on the investigation of human emotions and the power of visual symbolism. His artistic practice is characterized by a visceral use of material and a constant dialogue between light and shadow.
His works are already present in numerous private collections across Europe (Italy, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Poland, Austria, the Netherlands, and Hungary), marking steady growth in the international emerging art market.
Artwork Specifications:
• Artist: TheArtOfAGhost
• Title: Ātlan - Beyond the Tonal
• Year: 2025
• Style: Neo-Expressionist / Symbolism / Dark Fantasy
• Technique: Textured acrylic on canvas.
• Support: High-quality art canvas mounted on a wooden frame (the work is already on-stretcher with edges painted to continuity, ready to hang without a frame).
• Medium: Professional high-concentration, pure pigment acrylics.
• Dimensions: 50x70 cm (on-stretcher).
• Condition: Excellent, original work from the artist’s studio.
• Signature: Manually signed on the front and back. Includes Certificate of Authenticity (COA) with the artist’s original fingerprint, guaranteeing the uniqueness and non-reproducibility of the piece.
Shipping: The piece will be shipped mounted on a frame, carefully packed inside a high-security professional rigid box."
Seller's Story
Contemporary artist dedicated to a visceral and expressionist research. My work is a direct manifestation of internal states: an excavation where the essence is forced to emerge from the crushing weight of darkness.
Through a minimal palette and the raw force of the palette knife, I investigate the eternal conflict between shadow and light. My creative process is a collision of layers, where the density of the paint transforms silence into a violent, tangible presence. Every canvas is a descent into the 'Nigredo' of existence: a search for that final, sharp blade of light that stands defiant against the void.
Translated by Google Translate"Seeing is not looking at the surface of things, but perceiving the silent impact of the Nagual as it rends the form."
In this 50x70 cm work, a magnetic apparition emerges from the depths of a green, dense, abyssal aquatic environment: the figure of a woman surfaces from the fluid darkness, suspended in a space where matter seems to dissolve and reassemble.
The color palette, dominated by visceral greens, emerald, and dark shades, envelops the body, creating a vibrant contrast between flesh and the liquid element. The material brushstrokes and the play of light and shadow build a composition charged with tension and mystery, transforming the scene into an inner place, a true threshold between the visible and the invisible.
The work develops around an atmosphere that is at once still and vibrantly alive: the emergence of a presence that answers the call of the abyss. The horizon vanishes, spatial reference points dissolve, and the aquatic landscape assumes the character of a shamanic vision, a unique moment captured outside of time.
Symbolism
• The work explores the theme of immersion and re-emergence from the Nagual, the infinite fluid and unfathomable that flows beneath ordinary reality. The woman is not a passive figure, but the consciousness that crosses the unknown to reemerge transformed.
• The green waters act as an alchemical and perceptive matrix: tones that evoke the mystery of deep nature, submerged memory, and the primordial energy that nourishes and surrounds the form.
• The figure emerges from the center of the composition as the exact point where the act of Seeing takes shape: the moment when perception abandons the illusions of the ordinary world (Tonal) to align with the truth of pure energy.
• The contrast between the light that carves the figure and the liquid darkness that surrounds it embodies the guarding of the inner spark, a presence that continues to shine even in the deepest, darkest depths.
The work thus invites reflection on the courage to surrender to the flow of the unknown, on the exact threshold between dissolution and self-revelation.
Simone Pappalardo, artistically known as "TheArtOfAGhost," is an Italian contemporary artist whose research focuses on the investigation of human emotions and the power of visual symbolism. His artistic practice is characterized by a visceral use of material and a constant dialogue between light and shadow.
His works are already present in numerous private collections across Europe (Italy, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Poland, Austria, the Netherlands, and Hungary), marking steady growth in the international emerging art market.
Artwork Specifications:
• Artist: TheArtOfAGhost
• Title: Ātlan - Beyond the Tonal
• Year: 2025
• Style: Neo-Expressionist / Symbolism / Dark Fantasy
• Technique: Textured acrylic on canvas.
• Support: High-quality art canvas mounted on a wooden frame (the work is already on-stretcher with edges painted to continuity, ready to hang without a frame).
• Medium: Professional high-concentration, pure pigment acrylics.
• Dimensions: 50x70 cm (on-stretcher).
• Condition: Excellent, original work from the artist’s studio.
• Signature: Manually signed on the front and back. Includes Certificate of Authenticity (COA) with the artist’s original fingerprint, guaranteeing the uniqueness and non-reproducibility of the piece.
Shipping: The piece will be shipped mounted on a frame, carefully packed inside a high-security professional rigid box."
Seller's Story
Contemporary artist dedicated to a visceral and expressionist research. My work is a direct manifestation of internal states: an excavation where the essence is forced to emerge from the crushing weight of darkness.
Through a minimal palette and the raw force of the palette knife, I investigate the eternal conflict between shadow and light. My creative process is a collision of layers, where the density of the paint transforms silence into a violent, tangible presence. Every canvas is a descent into the 'Nigredo' of existence: a search for that final, sharp blade of light that stands defiant against the void.
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Artist
TheArtOfAGhost
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Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Ātlan -Beyond the Tonal
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2025
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
70 cm
Width
50 cm
Style
Neo-Expressionism
Period
2020+
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