Santicri - Revelation from Chaos, La Gioconda (No Reserve)

Santicri has participated in numerous art exhibitions of international repute. Among the most significant, in 2022 he displayed 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 broadening 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, a further sign of the growing appreciation for his work. These accolades highlight Santicri’s extraordinary talent and his increasing visibility in the contemporary art landscape.

Santicri
Mixed media
Size: 20x20x2 cm
The work is accompanied by a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity

In Revelation from Chaos, Santicri continues the generating tension that animated Creation from Chaos, but pushes it beyond gesture and matter, toward the revelation of the image.

The initial action — the golden eggs thrown onto the canvas — remains the founding symbol: an impulsive, unpredictable, vital act. But here, from the explosion of chaos, one no longer witnesses only the abstract form of color; the memory of art itself emerges. From the fragments, between the painting’s cracks and the gold scales, the face of an icon from art history manifests — as if the past is evoked by the collision with the present.

The work thus becomes a metaphor for contemporary creation: painting not as construction, but as unveiling. From disorder arises what already existed in potential — the archetypal image, the cultural reference, the collective unconscious of beauty.

The gold fragments take on a double value: residue of the original matter (the shell), but also a symbol of the sacred, of the light that passes through the disaster of form. It’s as if Santicri is saying that art today can only be born by breaking itself, revealing itself through fracture.

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The artist established himself in 2024 as one of the most sought-after names on Catawiki, immediately ranking 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 studies in Geometrics and Architecture, led him to collaborate with a resin sculpture artisan. There, the strong need arose 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 paintings and sculptures, pop art, 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 blends well with modern times: impactful and memorable."