Roberto Cafarotti - Lontano

Roberto Cafarotti recently won the Fabrizio De André Award in the painting section, reaching its twenty-fifth edition.

Lontano, 2026, oil on canvas 50x40 cm

Under the full moon that lights the night sky, a woman with purple hair lies against the wall of an ancient building. Her gaze is turned far away, lost in a silence heavy with waiting.
In the foreground the table is still laid, fresh flowers and the empty chairs seem silent witnesses to a meeting that did not take place. She remains there, leaning against the wall, immersed in an atmosphere suspended between hope and resignation, as if waiting for a love that perhaps will never come.
The entire scene vibrates with an intense nocturnal quiet, in which the moonlight and the warm colors create a melancholic contrast: a moment of infinite waiting, sweet and poignant at the same time.