Santicri - Compressed Icon, Smile

Santicri has participated in numerous internationally renowned art exhibitions. Among the most significant, in 2022 he exhibited his works at the prestigious Palazzo Grillo in Genoa, and in 2023 he was present at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York, thereby expanding 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 included among the top three most searched names on the Catawiki platform, another sign of the growing appreciation for his work. These recognitions highlight Santicri’s extraordinary talent and his increasing visibility in the contemporary art landscape.

Santicri
Mixed media
Dimensions: 32x20 cm
The work is accompanied by a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity
Limited edition x/100

An universal image is subjected to real pressure. The surface of the canvas is no longer neutral: it is stretched, folded, restrained. The icon loses its stability and becomes matter, body, visible tension.

The clothespins are not only a formal element but a gesture. They lock the image in an intermediate state, as if it were stopped while trying to expand or escape. The face remains recognizable, but is compressed, forced into a new form that alters its balance.

The work plays on the contrast between classical perfection and contemporary physical intervention. What was untouchable is manipulated, restrained, almost disciplined. It is not destroyed, but transformed under pressure.

From this emerges a reflection on how stable the images we know truly are: it takes only a minimal force to change perception, to reveal that even the most solid icons can be folded, deformed and rewritten.

Oil on canvas, 350 g/m², mounted on a pine wood frame, frame not included.
The work will be shipped with random numbering.
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The artist established himself in 2024 as one of the most sought-after names on Catawiki, immediately placing after icons such as 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 talent recognized 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 surveyor and architecture studies, led him to collaborate with an artisan who creates resin sculptures. There arose the increasingly strong 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, pop art, and contemporary art paintings and sculptures.
"It is never easy to classify one’s art; I try to convey what my eyes see, my way of seeing what surrounds me, and I reinterpret it with a design that harmonizes well with modern times: impactful and memorable."