Vanessa Bonino - Sculpture, Totem Bull - 33 cm - Majolica - 2026
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Vanessa Bonino’s hand-signed 2026 maiolica ceramic sculpture, Totem Bull, is a unique blue and green work measuring 30 × 33 × 3 cm.
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This ceramic piece by Vanessa Bonino expresses a powerful primordial energy, incarnating the bull as a universal symbol of vital force, resilience, and indomitable determination. The bold lines and the large carved horns evoke a physical and spiritual grandeur that dominates the surrounding space, while the dark blue and green hues of the glaze reflect a deep bond with the earth and instinctive nature, transforming the animal into a protective totem capable of infusing courage and inner stability.
It will be shipped inside a solid package with certificate of authenticity.
Vanessa Bonino (Turin, 1992) is a contemporary artist in constant evolution, devoted to constant innovation and experimentation with ever-new materials, ranging from terracotta to ceramics, from plaster to reclaimed materials.
At the center of her entire production sits the bull, a true elective subject and leitmotif of her plastic research. This powerful ancestral figure is continually reinvented through progressive stylization: from expressionist traits to the rigorous low-poly geometric decompositions, up to increasingly conceptual forms. The bull thus becomes the absolute symbol of metamorphosis, embodying a primordial force charged with deep existential meanings and intense visual energy.
The artist's stylistic signature is expressed through changing cold patinas, metallic finishes, and glassy glazes that render the surfaces vibrantly lit. Suspended between archaic and future, her works confirm her rise in exhibition contexts and private collections.
Seller's Story
Vanessa Bonino (Turin, 1992) is a contemporary artist whose current research focuses on the plastic force of material sculpture. Trained in the cultural fervor of Turin, Bonino has evolved her eclectic style toward an original synthesis between ceramic tradition and digital languages.
Her latest productions testify to a deep experimentation with terracotta and glazed ceramic, where ancestral forms — such as the bull or the carp — are reinterpreted through low-poly geometries or expressionist, highly dynamic sculptures. Her stylistic signature is distinguished by the expert use of color-shifting cold patinas and vitreous glazes, capable of transforming earth into surfaces vibrant with light and color.
Addressing themes related to nature and the metamorphosis of matter, Bonino creates works that are at once solid and fluid, inviting the viewer to reflect on the boundary between the archaic and the future. Her steady rise in the Italian contemporary art scene is confirmed by an ever firmer presence in private collections and dynamic exhibition contexts.
Translated by Google TranslateThis ceramic piece by Vanessa Bonino expresses a powerful primordial energy, incarnating the bull as a universal symbol of vital force, resilience, and indomitable determination. The bold lines and the large carved horns evoke a physical and spiritual grandeur that dominates the surrounding space, while the dark blue and green hues of the glaze reflect a deep bond with the earth and instinctive nature, transforming the animal into a protective totem capable of infusing courage and inner stability.
It will be shipped inside a solid package with certificate of authenticity.
Vanessa Bonino (Turin, 1992) is a contemporary artist in constant evolution, devoted to constant innovation and experimentation with ever-new materials, ranging from terracotta to ceramics, from plaster to reclaimed materials.
At the center of her entire production sits the bull, a true elective subject and leitmotif of her plastic research. This powerful ancestral figure is continually reinvented through progressive stylization: from expressionist traits to the rigorous low-poly geometric decompositions, up to increasingly conceptual forms. The bull thus becomes the absolute symbol of metamorphosis, embodying a primordial force charged with deep existential meanings and intense visual energy.
The artist's stylistic signature is expressed through changing cold patinas, metallic finishes, and glassy glazes that render the surfaces vibrantly lit. Suspended between archaic and future, her works confirm her rise in exhibition contexts and private collections.
Seller's Story
Vanessa Bonino (Turin, 1992) is a contemporary artist whose current research focuses on the plastic force of material sculpture. Trained in the cultural fervor of Turin, Bonino has evolved her eclectic style toward an original synthesis between ceramic tradition and digital languages.
Her latest productions testify to a deep experimentation with terracotta and glazed ceramic, where ancestral forms — such as the bull or the carp — are reinterpreted through low-poly geometries or expressionist, highly dynamic sculptures. Her stylistic signature is distinguished by the expert use of color-shifting cold patinas and vitreous glazes, capable of transforming earth into surfaces vibrant with light and color.
Addressing themes related to nature and the metamorphosis of matter, Bonino creates works that are at once solid and fluid, inviting the viewer to reflect on the boundary between the archaic and the future. Her steady rise in the Italian contemporary art scene is confirmed by an ever firmer presence in private collections and dynamic exhibition contexts.
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Era
After 2000
Ceramics type
Majolica
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Country of origin
Italy
Material
Ceramic
Artist
Vanessa Bonino
Title of artwork
Totem Bull
Signature
Hand signed
Edition
1/1
Year
2026
Colour
Blue, Green
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
33 cm
Width
30 cm
Depth
3 cm
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