Alessandro Padovan - LOVE IS DEAD
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Alessandro Padovan's LOVE IS DEAD, 2026, an original mixed‑media work on a black panel with fractured hand‑made glass, 52 × 52 cm, depicting a white skull with a red LOVE, framed and sold with certificate of authenticity by Galleria.
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A white skull emerges from the black background through a weave of signs and fractures, almost as if the image itself had been consumed, broken, and rebuilt.
In the center, the word LOVE, painted in deep red, cuts across the skull’s mouth. The contrast between the red of love and the cold white of the skull creates an immediate visual tension: love, symbol of life and feeling, overlaps with death and destruction.
The glass placed in front of the work adds another layer of reading. Reflections on the surface can distort and interrupt the view of the skull, making the piece appear fragile, distant, and almost unattainable.
The work thus speaks of a love that still exists in memory, but has been destroyed. The skull represents what remains after the end of a feeling; the red of LOVE, instead, testifies that that feeling, in spite of everything, continues to leave a trace.
A strong and contemporary image of the contrast between love, loss, and destruction.
Technique: Hand-made fractured synthetic glass created with a hammer, installed on a black panel with a black frame.
The work is UNIQUE, provided with a frame, signature, and certificate of authenticity.
A white skull emerges from the black background through a weave of signs and fractures, almost as if the image itself had been consumed, broken, and rebuilt.
In the center, the word LOVE, painted in deep red, cuts across the skull’s mouth. The contrast between the red of love and the cold white of the skull creates an immediate visual tension: love, symbol of life and feeling, overlaps with death and destruction.
The glass placed in front of the work adds another layer of reading. Reflections on the surface can distort and interrupt the view of the skull, making the piece appear fragile, distant, and almost unattainable.
The work thus speaks of a love that still exists in memory, but has been destroyed. The skull represents what remains after the end of a feeling; the red of LOVE, instead, testifies that that feeling, in spite of everything, continues to leave a trace.
A strong and contemporary image of the contrast between love, loss, and destruction.
Technique: Hand-made fractured synthetic glass created with a hammer, installed on a black panel with a black frame.
The work is UNIQUE, provided with a frame, signature, and certificate of authenticity.
Details
Artist
Alessandro Padovan
Sold with frame
Yes
Sold by
Gallery
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
LOVE IS DEAD
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Black, White
Height
52 cm
Width
52 cm
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Classical
Period
2020+
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