Diego Dattola - Svanire restando

Artwork by Diego Dattola.
Title: Fade Away While Remaining
Year: 2025
Dimensions: 40x60 cm
Signed by the artist on the front and back of the canvas
The work includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Condition: Conservation status
Conditions: Excellent overall condition. The work shows no defects, restorations, color lift, or yellowing. The paint surface is perfectly intact and the colors retain their original brightness.
Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist's studio
Shipping and Packaging: The work will be shipped mounted on its original wooden frame
Shipping details: Professional bespoke packaging (with protective bubble wrap) will be used to ensure maximum safety during transport.

Description:
The work explores the fluidity of time, identity, and emotions through the blurred image of a woman's portrait. It captures a fleeting moment in which physical features dissolve into motion, symbolizing the dynamic and ever-evolving nature of humanity.

Inspiration and concept:
Inspired by the concept of "liquid modernity," this work reflects on how easily our perceptions, memories, and self-image change and transform. The contrast between light skin tone, vibrant red lips, and the dark background creates an intense and dramatic atmosphere that draws the viewer into a space of contemplation.

Artist bio:
Diego Dattola (Reggio Calabria, 1988) lives between Milan and his hometown. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts of Reggio Calabria. In his artistic path, he has always experimented across techniques, from painting to screen printing, to engraving, to sculpture. After early work in portraiture, still life, and myth, he has focused on investigating the loss of identity of the female body in the digital era. Among the exhibitions: Premio Limen Arte (Vibo Valentia, 2017), a group show in Hungary (2018), Imago Mundi (Treviso, 2019), Finalist of the Cairo Prize (Milan, 2019) and Paratissima Kosmos (Torino, 2025), Biennale di Messina (Messina, 2025), Paratissima Foolish_Nice&Fire: alieNation (Torino, 2026)