Santicri - Snapshot, The Thin Line

Santicri has participated in numerous art exhibitions of international repute. Among the most significant, in 2022 he showed his works at the prestigious Palazzo Grillo in Genoa, and in 2023 he attended the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York, broadening his visibility in both national and international contexts.
Santicri was recognized among the Best-Selling Artists of 2024 by Artmayeur, one of the most renowned platforms in the art world. In the same year, he was also listed among the top three most searched names on the Catawiki platform, another sign of the growing appreciation for his work. These recognitions highlight the extraordinary talent and the increasing visibility of Santicri in the contemporary art scene.

Santicri
Mixed media, acrylic
Dimensions: 70x50x20 cm
Certificate of authenticity - hand-signed
Unique Work

This work fuses painting and object into a single composition in which a continuous line connects two opposite faces: one smiling and one sad. A single line gives rise to both expressions, suggesting that seemingly contrasting emotions are part of the same path and the same identity.

The face, reduced to its most essential form, becomes a universal symbol. The mark, imperfect and streaked with drips, preserves the spontaneity of the pictorial gesture, turning an immediate image into a reflection on the mutable nature of emotions.

The insertion of the brush breaks the two-dimensionality of the canvas and makes the gesture permanent, suspended at the very moment of its creation. Between painting and sculpture, the work invites reflection on the subtle line that unites joy and melancholy, reminding us that emotions never exist in isolation but coexist in a fragile and continuous balance.

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The artist established himself in 2024 as one of the most sought-after names on Catawiki, immediately ranking after icons like Kaws and Banksy. His art stands out in an exclusive context that includes other categories of excellence, such as Rolex, Lego, Louis Vuitton, Porsche, Eames, Macallan, Tintin, Cartier and Pokémon. A recognized talent not only for creative value but also as one of the most promising investments of the year.

Born in 1992 in Macerata, Marche, the Italian artist pursued a path that, between studies in surveying and architecture, led him to collaborate with an artisan sculptor in resin. There emerged the growing need to find himself and unleash his creativity.
His works are sold worldwide, collaborating with galleries in Italy and Europe.
His art is widely appreciated and cannot be missing among collectors of street art paintings and sculptures, pop art, and contemporary art.
"It is never easy to classify one’s art; I try to convey what my eyes see, my way of perceiving what surrounds me, and I rework it with a design that fits well with modern times: impactful and memorable."