Santicri - Snapshot, Faces

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, thus 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 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 on the contemporary art scene.

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

This piece fuses painting and object, transforming an immediate and recognizable image into a physical gesture suspended in time. The brushstroke, incorporated into the canvas, is not only a tool but a living trace of the action, as if the mark had paused exactly at the moment it was happening.

The neutral face, a universal icon of detachment and emotional ambiguity, is reinterpreted through a broad, imperfect stroke, traversed by drips that fracture its apparent staticity. The expression remains suspended: neither positive nor negative, but lodged in an intermediate zone where emotion and lack of emotion coexist. What normally communicates digital immediacy becomes something more unstable and human.

Inserting the brush breaks the two-dimensional surface and shifts the work into a hybrid dimension, between painting and sculpture. It yields a reflection on gesture as a real act, on matter as a trace of time, and on contemporary neutrality as an emotional mask: an apparently empty expression that, precisely in its fragile balance, ends up telling of tension, distance, and vulnerability.

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The package is carefully packed. The canvas is shipped already stretched on a wooden frame; the frame is not included.

The artist established himself in 2024 as one of the most sought-after names on Catawiki, immediately following 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, through studies in Geometer and Architecture, led him to collaborate with a resin sculpture craftsman. There arose an 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 paintings and sculptures of street art, 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 seeing what surrounds me, and I rework it with a design that fits well with modern times: impactful and memorable."