Antonio Sciacca (1957) - Guerra e Pace

Antonio Sciacca (1957) "Guerra e Pace" 2006
Oil on canvas 91x60 cm
Published on a full page (page 44) in the official catalog displayed at Palazzo Ducezio (Noto, 2022).
Catalog included as a complimentary gift.
A masterful work of great conceptual impact by maestro Antonio Sciacca, entitled Guerra e Pace (2006).
The painting depicts a powerful conceptual still life in which the drama of war instruments contrasts with the fragile beauty of life.
In the foreground stand historic war objects.
A vintage gas mask with its flexible hose and Canister filter, large-caliber ammunition, and military decorations.
At the center of the composition, gently laid in the hollow of the breathing tube, sits a robin with a vividly orange chest.
The work belongs to the great figurative tradition with a pronounced matrix of conceptual and surreal research.
The robin recalls the historic motif of the "Canary in a mine" (a symbol of warning and safeguarding), becoming here a powerful symbol of hope, rebirth, and peace that prevail over the destruction and toxicity of human conflict.
The strong chiaroscuro of the background enhances the brilliance of the orange tones of the plumage, immediately drawing the observer’s gaze to the central message of the work.
This canvas boasts an exhibition and bibliographic record of absolute importance for its collectible value.
Exhibition: Solo retrospective of Master Antonio Sciacca held in the prestigious setting of Palazzo Ducezio in Noto in 2022.
Publication: The work is included and published on a full page on page 44 of the official catalog of the exhibition Antologica (2022).
The exhibition catalog will be delivered free of charge to the buyer together with the painting.
The work will be shipped with professional packaging and trackable shipping.