Sonny Insinna - BALANCE #12
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Balance #12 is a mixed media sculpture by Sonny Insinna (2026), edition 15/300, in resin with gold leaf on a burnt wood base, measuring 13 × 10 × 18 cm, signed and with a certificate of authenticity.
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Balance #12
Sonny Insinna
With Balance #12, Sonny Insinna continues his research devoted to the theme of balance, transforming the figure of the octopus into a powerful metaphor for the precariousness of our time.
The octopus, an animal symbol of intelligence, flexibility and adaptability, is presented in a seemingly impossible condition: its body is supported by a small sphere, itself in balance on a base of charred wood, while its tentacles stretch into the surrounding space.
The scene thus becomes a reflection on the fragility of balance. Even what appears adaptable and sinuous can find itself in a precarious position. The octopus, despite its intelligence and skill, is forced to continually seek a point of stability.
The sphere represents the world we inhabit: a fragile reality, marked by fractures and tensions. The applications in gold leaf emphasize these fractures as if they were precious wounds: they do not hide fragility, but render it visible and, at the same time, affirm its value.
The base of charred wood introduces an additional symbolic element. It is the earth transformed by human intervention, a material that bears on its surface the mark of destruction but which continues, despite everything, to sustain life.
In Balance #12 the animal is not simply represented: it becomes a message. As in Sonny Insinna's exploration, animals are often used as protagonists of a symbolic language through which the artist speaks about humans, nature, and the increasingly fragile relationship between the two.
The octopus thus seems to find itself in a suspended moment, between the possibility of falling and the possibility of regaining its balance.
A metaphor of our condition: we are all balancing on something fragile, and the responsibility not to let it collapse belongs to all of us.
Details of the work
Title: Balance #12
Artist: Sonny Insinna
Subject: Octopus
Technique: Mixed media, resin, gold leaf
Base: Charred wood
Dimensions: 12 × 10 × 18 cm
Edition: no. 15 of 300
Base: 10 cm
Width: 12 cm
Height: 18 cm
Authenticity
Original sculpture belonging to the Balance series, produced in a limited edition of 300 specimens.
Edition no. 15/300.
The work is accompanied by an Authenticity Certificate signed by the artist.
Seller's Story
Active since 1998, Sonny Insinna trained at the Almeyda Art High School and earned a degree in Painting (First and Second Level) from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo. His works are in public collections and museums,
He has exhibited in numerous institutional contexts in Italy and abroad. In 2011 he founded the Libera Scuola delle Arti Visive “Mialò Art.” In 2024 he published the manual Colors in Equilibrio.
For years he has focused his research on the languages of contemporary art, with particular attention to figuration and the symbolic dimension.
Translated by Google TranslateBalance #12
Sonny Insinna
With Balance #12, Sonny Insinna continues his research devoted to the theme of balance, transforming the figure of the octopus into a powerful metaphor for the precariousness of our time.
The octopus, an animal symbol of intelligence, flexibility and adaptability, is presented in a seemingly impossible condition: its body is supported by a small sphere, itself in balance on a base of charred wood, while its tentacles stretch into the surrounding space.
The scene thus becomes a reflection on the fragility of balance. Even what appears adaptable and sinuous can find itself in a precarious position. The octopus, despite its intelligence and skill, is forced to continually seek a point of stability.
The sphere represents the world we inhabit: a fragile reality, marked by fractures and tensions. The applications in gold leaf emphasize these fractures as if they were precious wounds: they do not hide fragility, but render it visible and, at the same time, affirm its value.
The base of charred wood introduces an additional symbolic element. It is the earth transformed by human intervention, a material that bears on its surface the mark of destruction but which continues, despite everything, to sustain life.
In Balance #12 the animal is not simply represented: it becomes a message. As in Sonny Insinna's exploration, animals are often used as protagonists of a symbolic language through which the artist speaks about humans, nature, and the increasingly fragile relationship between the two.
The octopus thus seems to find itself in a suspended moment, between the possibility of falling and the possibility of regaining its balance.
A metaphor of our condition: we are all balancing on something fragile, and the responsibility not to let it collapse belongs to all of us.
Details of the work
Title: Balance #12
Artist: Sonny Insinna
Subject: Octopus
Technique: Mixed media, resin, gold leaf
Base: Charred wood
Dimensions: 12 × 10 × 18 cm
Edition: no. 15 of 300
Base: 10 cm
Width: 12 cm
Height: 18 cm
Authenticity
Original sculpture belonging to the Balance series, produced in a limited edition of 300 specimens.
Edition no. 15/300.
The work is accompanied by an Authenticity Certificate signed by the artist.
Seller's Story
Active since 1998, Sonny Insinna trained at the Almeyda Art High School and earned a degree in Painting (First and Second Level) from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo. His works are in public collections and museums,
He has exhibited in numerous institutional contexts in Italy and abroad. In 2011 he founded the Libera Scuola delle Arti Visive “Mialò Art.” In 2024 he published the manual Colors in Equilibrio.
For years he has focused his research on the languages of contemporary art, with particular attention to figuration and the symbolic dimension.
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Era
After 2000
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Country of origin
Italy
Style
Contemporary
Material
Resin, Wood
Artist
Sonny Insinna
Title of artwork
BALANCE #12
Signature
Signed
Edition
15/300
Year
2026
Condition
Good condition
Height
18 cm
Width
13 cm
Depth
10 cm
Weight
500 g
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